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Acas launches new guidance on the gender pay gap

11 October 2011 | Michael Delaney

Acas has recently launched its new guidance, ‘Voluntary Gender Equality Analysis and Reporting: Action for Workplaces in the Private and Voluntary Sectors’, to help organisations identify and address...

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Age discrimination claims against employers continue to rise

4 July 2011 | Michael Delaney

New statistics by HM Courts & Tribunals Service have revealed that from 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011, there was an 8 per cent fall in the number of claims brought to the employment tribunals, when...

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The Budget and beyond: What’s in store for employment law?

24 March 2011 | Michael Oberwarth

Many of the employment-related measures that were mentioned in the Budget Report yesterday had already been announced by government ministers over the past few weeks (and discussed on this website.) The...

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Employment law events in February and March 2011

8 February 2011 | Michael Delaney

Matthew Arnold & Baldwin’s employment department is going to be very busy over the next few weeks, as we are hosting and taking part in a number of seminars that will cover some key legislative changes...

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Overview of the Equality Act 2010

20 January 2011 | Bob Fahy

INTRODUCTION The past 40 years have seen the introduction of statutes and regulations addressing discrimination in the fields of sex and race, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief and age....

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Employment law in 2011 – what’s changing?

21 December 2010 | Michael Delaney | 1 comment

A number of legislative changes are happening in 2011. This article highlights the main changes that are scheduled to take place, though other changes may be announced by the Government during the year....

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Equality Act Codes of Practice have been published

20 October 2010 | Michael Oberwarth

The final draft versions of the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s (EHRC) employment and equal pay Codes, which provide guidance on the Equality Act 2010 (most of which recently came into force),...

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Equality Act comes into force for service providers

14 October 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The Equality Act 2010 has come into force with effect from 1 October. What that means for anyone providing a service (or goods or facilities) to the public or a section of the public (whether for payment...

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1 October 2010 – what’s changing in employment law?

28 September 2010 | Michael Oberwarth

April and October are two of the most important months in employers’ calendars, as these are the months when changes to employment law are made each year. So what should employers be aware of this...

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Public sector equality duty consultation launched

27 August 2010 | Michael Oberwarth

A consultation paper on the public sector equality duty under the Equality Act 2010 has been launched by the Government Equalities Office. Section 149 of the Equality Act 2010, which received Royal...

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Latest news and views tagged Equality Act

Acas launches new guidance on the gender pay gap

Age discrimination claims against employers continue to rise

The Budget and beyond: What’s in store for employment law?

Employment law events in February and March 2011

Overview of the Equality Act 2010

Employment law in 2011 – what’s changing?

Equality Act Codes of Practice have been published

Equality Act comes into force for service providers

1 October 2010 – what’s changing in employment law?

Public sector equality duty consultation launched

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