The UK Government is proposing a change to the Equality Act 2010, for England, Scotland and Wales, which would redefine the term ‘sex’ as referring to a person’s ‘biological sex’, or in other words, their sex at birth. This move would make it legal for transgender people to be banned from single-sex spaces and events,
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The festive season and a brand new year are fast approaching, and it’s a time when thoughts turn to joy, peace, goodwill to all, and careful considerations of how quickly we can be rid of certain individuals in our workforce who made the outgoing year so insufferable. Which brings us neatly to the discussion of
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As we approach the end of a year that was less of an escape from Covid-19 than we’d all hoped, having learned the multitude of ways that lockdowns affect different people, we have a greater awareness of the importance of accessibility and inclusivity when it comes to the workplace. Disabled people, whether in work or
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Every year, UK Employment Legislation sees a number of changes, to accommodate new precedents set by cases and court rulings, and to reflect changes to lifestyles, societal needs, political landscapes and more. I think we can probably all agree that 2020, possibly more so than any other year in recent memory, handed those out in
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A Subject Access Request, known as an S.A.R., is a request made by an employee to their employer for information held about them. Although there could be a number of motives for these requests, they are typically made as part of an intended grievance. As an unexpected side effect of living and working in a
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How did you envisage your first six months of 2020 to be? I suspect it is fair to say that in January none of us could have envisioned that this is where we would be in June 2020, living and working in a vastly different world. The global shutdowns and localised lockdowns are affecting organisations
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It’s almost time for one of the most anticipated General Elections in the UK’s history. As an Employer, you may be wondering about the implications of a possible change of Government, or changes within an existing Government. All of the parties’ manifestos make significant pledges and propose extensive changes for current Employment Laws and Regulations,
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“We expect women to work like they don’t have kids and raise kids like they don’t work.” ~ Amy Westervelt. For November’s blog post, we’re throwing the discussion over to you. A recent survey of 2000 parents on the jobsite workingmums.co.uk, found that 80% of working mums felt trapped in their current role as they
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The only certainty we have in life is said to be death and taxes, but many would argue that getting older is also a certainty, whether by moments or by decades. With most of us intending to see retirement (AKA the good life) at some point, the importance of a good pension has never been
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The most recent statistics show that out of all the working-age people with a disability in the UK, almost half are employed (NHS Choices, 2015), however campaigners say this should be higher and that employers are not currently doing enough to help disabled people feel more welcome and secure in the workplace. So what does
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