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Sexual Harassment Prevention in the Workplace: Are You Ready to Meet the Moment?
By Dr Nina Burrowes Nina is the founder of the Consent Collective, a unique organisation which combines subject matter expertise with years of experience working…
Supreme Court rules that sex in Equality Act 2010 means biological sex – a ‘woman’ does not include a trans woman with a gender recognition certificate
The Supreme Court handed down its highly anticipated judgment in For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers yesterday. The Supreme Court was asked to decide…
The Final Whistle: Court of Appeal confirms that (with the exception of applicants for NHS posts) external job applicants don’t have whistleblowing protection
In the UK, workers have a right not to be subjected to detriment on the grounds of having made a protected whistleblowing disclosure (s47B Employment…
EAT finds that employer had taken ‘all reasonable steps’ to prevent racial harassment
Under the Equality Act 2010, employers are generally liable for the harassing acts of their employees committed in the course of employment. This places a…
It’s No Laughing Matter: the serious side of banter in the workplace
April Fool’s Day is the one day of the year when practical jokes and playful teasing are almost expected in the workplace. A harmless prank…