
DRESS CODE | Piercings in the workplace
Can an employer ask an employee to not wear a piercing to work? Employers do have a wide discretion to decide what their employees are

Can an employer ask an employee to not wear a piercing to work? Employers do have a wide discretion to decide what their employees are

Unauthorised absences can hit hospitality businesses hard. Although there is no magic wand to make all these absences disappear, there are ways to reduce absences

Employers need to recruit and retain an age-diverse workforce, but to their detriment, age discrimination remains widespread in workplaces. According to the findings of a

The Equality Act is very strict on what health or disability questions employers can ask during the recruitment process. As a general principle, it is

Unauthorised absences can hit manufacturing businesses hard. Although there is no magic wand to make all these absences disappear, there are ways to reduce absences

Under the Equality Act, employees are protected from discrimination because of religion or belief. To avoid landing in hot water with religious discrimination, employers need

Can menopausal symptoms amount to a disability? In order for a worker to be considered disabled under the Equality Act, the worker must suffer from

An Employment Tribunal concluded that an employee who went on maternity leave was discriminated against after her employer used a ‘pause clause’ in the training

Blog The Government Equalities Office has published guidance on dress codes and sex discrimination. In the last few years, dress codes have come under fire.

A recent decision by the Court of Appeal has highlighted that employers need to look at the reasons behind an employee’s conduct. The case acts