by Anna Denton | Jul 28, 2022 | Discrimination, gender-critical beliefs
Our latest video is available to view on the Refreshing Law YouTube channel – please click here to watch Anna discussing in detail the recent Employment Tribunal case involving Maya Forstater which centred around gender-critical beliefs and whether she was...
by Anna Denton | Jun 14, 2019 | Discrimination, equality, Equality Act, parental rights, pay
Enhancing shared parental pay differently to maternity pay is not sex discrimination, a recent case has resolved. The Court of Appeal recently heard from two male claimants who felt they suffered discrimination when their employers failed to pay them an enhanced...
by Anna Denton | Jun 1, 2016 | Articles, Discrimination, Harassment, News
A transgender woman has won a case of both direct and indirect discrimination against Condor Ferries after a staff member advised her to “use the disabled loos”. We probably already knew that following a case against the Post Office some years ago. However what was...
by Anna Denton | May 17, 2016 | Articles, Disability, Discrimination, equality
Imagine a scenario whereby a disabled employee finds themselves angry and upset because they cannot access something and feel excluded by reason of their disability. For example, a wheelchair user finds that the room their employer has booked for some training is in a...
by Anna Denton | Mar 9, 2016 | Disability, Discrimination, equality
In Ty-Systems Ltd v Lewis an unreported Employment Appeal Tribunal case the employee concerned was part of a group who had been asked to change shift pattern. Following a consultation process everybody else in the group had agreed to make the change. One employee who...
by Anna Denton | Feb 1, 2016 | Disability, Discrimination
In this video Anna gives an explanation of the case of Pnaiser v NHS England and Coventry City Council and the dangers of giving verbal references. She highlights the risk of line managers providing a verbal reference, in particular, when a settlement agreement has...