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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...
Psychics in the Police – Part III
In a further instalment to the story of Mr Power and his case against the Greater Manchester Police Authority (see part I and part II), Lord Justice Stanley Burnton has, in the Court of Appeal, refused...
Overview of the Equality Act 2010
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....
Psychics in the Police – Part II
Having established that his beliefs fell within the definition of a religious or philosophical belief that is protected by the Regulations (see my blog from earlier this morning - http://www.mablaw.com/2010/12/psychics-in-the-police-part-i/),...
Psychics in the Police – Part I
A couple of recent judgments by the Employment Appeal Tribunal in the case of Power v Greater Manchester Police Authority have confirmed the approach that tribunals will take in religious discrimination...
Court of Appeal rejects appeal in Eweida v British Airways plc
The Court of Appeal's recent judgment in the case of Eweida v British Airways plc sheds further light on how employment tribunals should interpret issues relating to clothing, jewellery and appearance...