Darren Newman
looking at employment law issues in the news and explaining what is really going on
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- Basically an equal pay audit is a huge exercise in self incrimination. Settle any Eq Pay claim rather than face one #ukemplaw 17 hours ago
- Also, those pushing for audits suggest that once complete the e'er will have time t address the issues - not so. Instant ET cases #ukemplaw 17 hours ago
- Fundamental flaw in the whole 'Equal pay audit' thing is that the difficulty of establishing equal work is largely skated over #ukemplaw 17 hours ago
- Government consultation seems keen to stress that equal pay audits are helpful to employers. They really aren't. #ukemplaw 17 hours ago
- RT @tom_wein: The SWP isn't actually a political party, it's a placard factory with aspirations @DazNewman @benjaminfgray @seanjones11kbw 1 day ago
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Dealing with allegations of harassment
Normally I blog about employment law stories in the news, but this post is an exception. For no particular reason I thought I’d share a common question I get when running a course on discrimination and harassment together with the … Continue reading
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Eweida & Co: the Decision
Well the judgement is out and you can read it in full here. It’s actually quite readable as these things go. We will be digesting the meaning and implications of the decision for some time to come. In the meantime, on … Continue reading
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Employers must justify requiring Christians to work on a Sunday (and why that wasn’t the headline in the Telegraph)
Next Tuesday the European Court of Human Rights rules on the cases of Eweida, Chaplin, Ladele and McFarlane. The case is likely to be quite complicated and I plan to read it very carefully and give it some serious thought … Continue reading
Rights for shares: Responding to the Consultation
Well so far the Chancellor’s new wheeze of letting employees sign away key employment rights in return for some shares in their employer’s business shows no sign of going away. A consultation has been published by BIS and Clause 23 … Continue reading
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Eweida v British Airways: let’s stick to the facts
The case of Eweida v British Airways was mentioned in Prime Minister’s questions on 11th July. The Telegraph is reporting that the Prime Minister promised to change the law if she loses her claim before the European Court of Human … Continue reading
Posted in Religion in the workplace, Uncategorized
Tagged British Airways, cross, crucifix, David Davis, Eweida, Human Rights, Telegraph
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Guest Post: Is the ET backlog really a problem? – by Anya Palmer
I’m tremendously pleased to host this guest post from Anya Palmer a barrister from Old Square Chambers. As a leading employment law practitioner Anya is ideally placed to look at the how the press reports the workload of Employment Tribunals … Continue reading
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The art of misdirection – what’s really going on with Beecroft?
The brief I’ve given myself in this blog is to look at employment law issues in the news and try to explain ‘what is really going on’. When it’s just a matter of the Telegraph or Daily Mail getting the … Continue reading
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The real red-tape challenge – being specific
So I pop off on holiday (lovely, thanks) for a few weeks and all sorts of employment law starts happening. Surely people could have waited until I got back? I have a lot of catching up to do on the … Continue reading
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I’ll Be Back
One of the luxuries of self employment is taking long holidays without having to clear it with a manger first. I’m off on my travels now until the end of May and so won’t be likely to update this blog … Continue reading
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