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Discrimination against vegans?
‘Philosophical belief’ is an employment ‘area to watch’, following a high-profile case on ethical veganism
08 January 2020
Employment law brief: 7 November 2019 Premium Content
In this month’s employment brief, Ian Smith raises a glass to legal privilege in the face of pub gossip, & the Pandora’s Box opened by the recent whistle-blowing judgment
07 November 2019 / Ian Smith
Whistle while you work Premium Content
Nicholas Dobson analyses the recent decision extending protection to those who blow the whistle while on the Bench
31 October 2019 / Nicholas Dobson
Limits set on NDAs
Clarity & transparency sought in face of cover-up culture
30 October 2019
Priorities for the march to equality Premium Content
Tackling unconscious bias is key to achieving equality, writes Trevor Sterling
23 October 2019 / Trevor Sterling
Helping clients with disabilities
Law firms can help disabled clients most by recognising their needs and requirements at an early stage, research commissioned by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has found.
16 October 2019
Employment law brief: 8 October 2019 Premium Content
This month, Ian Smith runs with some classic arguments on worker status & gives a nod to national stereotypes
07 October 2019 / Ian Smith
Insurers bemoan Brexit
Business ‘has lost patience’ with politicians whose ‘widespread ignorance’ about the impact Brexit could have has forced firms to prepare for ‘an abrupt, brutal and possibly chaotic’ departure, according to a report by insurance firm DAC Beachcroft.
25 September 2019
MPs urge Equality Commission to ‘be bolder’
Equality laws must tackle institutional and systemic discrimination rather than relying on individual litigation to create precedents, an approach that ‘dates back to the 1960s’, MPs have said.
31 July 2019
A shared responsibility: compare & contrast Premium Content

Do low rates of statutory pay for shared parental leave discriminate against the non-birthing partner? Shane Crawford analyses the arguments

25 July 2019 / Shane Crawford
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Stress at work for corporate counsel
One in five in-house lawyers suffer ‘high’ or ‘severe’ work-related stress, according to a report by global legal body, the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC)
Chancery Lane says no to LeO
The Legal Ombudsman’s (LeO’s) plea for a budget increase has been rejected by the Law Society and accepted only ‘with reluctance’ by conveyancers
Human rights concerns for patients, prisoners & immigration detainees
Overcrowded prisons, mental health hospitals and immigration centres are failing to meet international and domestic human rights standards, the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) has warned
Licensing fast-track for conveyancing & probate professionals
Two speedier and more streamlined qualification routes have been launched for probate and conveyancing professionals
Stress at work? Join the (employment tribunal claim) queue
Workplace stress was a contributing factor in almost one in eight cases before the employment tribunal last year, indicating its endemic grip on the UK workplace
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