It has been reported that draft legislation has been passed by a committee of the European Parliament, which extends maternity leave across Europe from 14 weeks to 20 weeks on full pay. In the UK women get 52 weeks statutory maternity leave (26 weeks Ordinary Maternity Leave and 26 Additional... read more

It has recently been revealed that a serial litigant is believed to have earned thousand of pounds by submitting age discrimination claims against companies who placed advertisements using the words ‘school leaver’ or ‘recent graduate’. The serial litigant did not apply for the jobs he simply... read more

New research from Sheffield Hallam University and the University of Dundee has suggested that, due to a decline in jobs in traditionally male roles in industrial areas, there has been an increase in men applying for roles that have previously been considered to entail ‘womens’ work’ . The... 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

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 Equality & Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has published the results of its Finance Sector Inquiry.  The report reveals a startling 80% gender pay gap in the finance sector and is based on data from a questionnaire sent to 50 companies, who collectively employ 22.6 per cent of... read more

The Government recently published “Unleashing Aspiration: the final report of the panel on fair access to the professions”.  The report concludes that the professions are becoming increasingly elitist.  The report is not limited to professions such as law and medicine but includes... read more

An Irish waitress has been awarded €30,000 compensation for sex discrimination after the hotel she was working for failed to prevent a male customer from sexually harassing her.  She alleged that the customer had approached her from behind and wrapped his arms around her chest.  Upon... read more

As a busy working mum, I have always thought that it is possible to have both a rewarding, challenging career and happy, well-adjusted children.  I myself successfully juggle part-time work as a Solicitor with care for my 5 year old daughter, so I was interested to read a recent report... read more

According to news reports, civil servants have sent out thousands of bogus job applications to businesses in an effort to expose race discrimination in the recruitment process. The fake job application scheme was devised by the Department of Work and Pensions, the ministry responsible for... read more