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Judge successful in disability discrimination claim against The Secretary of State for Justice

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It has been recently reported that a judge has been partly successful in their claim of disability discrimination against The Secretary of State for Justice. It is understood that a fee paid judge, brought claims of breach of the duty to make...

Dealing with discrimination claims face coverings - healthcare providers

Maria Chadwick
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As an entity which could be defined as an Organisation undertaking a Public Function and/or a Service Provider under the terms of the Equality Act 2010, it is important to know how to deal with complaints of discrimination raised by Service Users. By...

Dealing with discrimination claims - travel industry

Maria Chadwick
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Any organisation which is a service provider under the terms of the Equality Act 2010 needs to be aware of how to deal with complaints of discrimination raised by service users. Following the recent introduction of the requirement for individuals to...

Discrimination law and the risks for primary care providers

Maria Chadwick
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Individuals holding the legal protected characteristics of Age, Gender, Race, Sexual Orientation, Marital Status, Pregnancy or Maternity, Gender Reassignment, Religious or Belief an Disability, are protected from discrimination as service users and...

Dealing with discrimination claims relating to face masks

Maria Chadwick
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Any organisation carrying out a public function and/or a service provider under the terms of the Equality Act 2010 needs to be aware of how to deal with complaints of discrimination raised by service users. Following the recent introduction of the...

Unsafe and unsupported: Maternity Action reports on work place health and safety for pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Maternity Action , a UK charity promoting the rights of pregnant women and new mothers, has published a report this month further to conducting a survey into pregnant women’s challenges regarding Covid-19 measures and health and safety within the...

Racial discrimination in the workplace

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The Yorkshire County Cricket Club has recently made the headlines due to the allegations raised by Azeem Rafiq of race discrimination and harassment. It has come under close scrutiny due to the way it investigated those allegations and have since dealt...

Can employers enforce a mandatory Covid-19 vaccination programme?

Terri Li
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On 11 November 2021 the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 (‘the regulations’) came into force. This follows months of consultations and guidance from the UK Government in their...

Is being told to 'grow up' by your employer age discrimination?

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It has been reported that in a recent employment tribunal decision, an apprentice hairdresser, who alleged that she had been sworn at, been called “dimlow” and had been told to “grow up” and “pull herself together” by...

Artificial intelligence and the risks it poses to discrimination claims

Rebecca Topping
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Artificial intelligence is the development of computer systems which are able to perform tasks which would ordinarily require a human to do. This can be in a wide range of forms such as speech recognition, decision making, and visual perception. It is easy...

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