The ongoing controversy about Prime Minister, Gordon Brown’s handwritten note to the mother of Grenadier Guardsman, Jamie Janes rages on.  Jacqui Janes is reportedly furious that the letter, in which Gordon Brown offers his personal condolences upon the loss of her son, contained no fewer... read more

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has issued its judgment on the case of Coleman v Attridge regarding the issue of associative discrimination. The EAT has upheld the tribunal's decision to reinterpret the Disability Discrimination Act to prevent discrimination and harassment on the grounds of... read more

It has been reported that two male yeoman warders, or "beefeaters", at the Tower of London have been suspended following allegations of bullying and harassment by a female colleague, and a third is currently under investigation. Moira Cameron, who has made the complaints, is the only... read more

Yvette Cooper, work and pensions secretary has announced that she wants employers to offer better part-time jobs. In addition, job applicants would be able to request flexible working when applying for a job, rather than have to wait 6 months to make such an application, as provided for in... read more

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (the EHRC) are looking into the situation which arose at Milton Keynes Hospital in Buckinghamshire. It is reported that a mother about to undergo a caesarean section objected to an ethnic minority member of staff being present at the birth of her child.... read more

There have been comments recently that increasing rights and additional legislative protection for women are having the opposite result to the one wanted. In a bid to address inequality the government has improved maternity rights i.e. by ensuring women are entitled to the same benefits whilst... read more

The Government has launched a further consultation on draft regulations to implement the EU Agency Workers Directive into domestic law.  The Government is said to be 'committed' to implementing the legislation by the end of this Parliament with a view to the law coming into force in... read more

A recent sting operation conducted by researchers at the National Centre for Social Research (NCSR) on behalf of the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has uncovered widespread bias amongst employers against ethnic names.  NCSR researchers sent out nearly 3,000 job applications under... read more

The ongoing MPs’ expenses scandal offers a timely reminder to employers to ensure their expenses policies and procedures are clear and effective. As a result of public outrage at the level and nature of their expenses, MPs are currently being subject to a retrospective expenses audit. ... read more

The Court of Appeal has held that a group of 20 car valets employed under terms and conditions that professed them to be self-employed were, in reality, employees.  Although the contracts contained terms inconsistent with status as an employee, the tribunal was entitled to look beyond... read more