Issue 204 - September 2010
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One-off comment not serious enough to be harassment
An employment tribunal holds that although a comment made by a director of the respondent company was offensive and sexist, it was not sufficiently serious to amount to harassment. Rowland v Cryo Store Ltd (ET/2302560/09, 29 Mar 2010)Dismissal for sending homophobic email not religious discriminationA tribunal holds there was no religious discrimination against an employee who sent a homophobic email, notwithstanding her contention that it was sent because of her Christian view. It held that the employee was dismissed for breach of the employer's policy on use of its email system. Haye v London Borough of Lewisham (ET/2301852/09, 16 Jun 2010)Discrimination in recruitment and promotionSome 7% of people from ethnic minority backgrounds felt they had been refused a job for reasons of race, compared with just 1% of white people, reveals a new survey from the Communities and Local Government department. A higher proportion of people from ethnic minority backgrounds (5%) also felt they had experienced racial discrimination when seeking promotion, compared with 1% of white people. Age Regulations prompt employers to change policiesMany employers introduced policies and practices that guard against age discrimination, as a result of the Age Regulations coming into effect in October 2006, finds new research.Mixed reception for scrapping of default retirement ageThe removal of the default retirement age (DRA) from 1 October 2011 has been welcomed by age campaigners but criticised by business groups who argue that the timescale is too short.Government launches drive to increase women in the boardroom The Government has announced its aim to ensure that by the end of this Parliament at least half of all new appointees being made to the boards of public bodies will be women.Employers welcome flexible working legislationOver half of employers (55%) welcome plans by the Government to introduce legislation requiring them to offer flexible working to all employees, according to new research from recruiting firm Hays. First National Work–Life Week launchedWorking Families' first National Work-Life Week (27 September-1 October 2010) will highlight why "UK plc" must tackle the way it works in order to increase productivity, loyalty and wellbeing. Opportunity Now organisations have more women on boardWomen comprise, on average, 22% of the boards of Opportunity Now member organisations - with this proportion rising to nearly 27% in public sector organisations. Maternity a common problem at workProblems around maternity are one of the six most common work-related issues reported to citizens advice bureaux, reveals new research for the Citizens Advice Employment Justice project. Legal challenge to BudgetThe Fawcett Society has filed papers with the High Court seeking a judicial review of the Government's emergency Budget in June.EHRC accounts rejected by National Audit OfficeThe National Audit Office (NAO) has refused to sign off the Equality and Human Rights Commission's (EHRC) annual accounts for the second year running. Guide to UN Convention on rights of persons with disabilitiesA new guide to the UN Convention on the Rights of Disabled Persons has been produced by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) to help disabled people know what their rights are and how to use them.
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