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2025 in review: International arbitration
Francesca Parker
27 January 2012
Marriage Discrimination: Back in the spotlight
In 1975, Parliament introduced the Sex Discrimination Act, which afforded protection from discrimination to married persons. The introduction of such protection came about as a result of the practice, which was not uncommon at the time, of employers dismissing female workers when they married. It is thought that the protection was also extended to men as a matter of formal equality more than anything else. In the 30 years or so since the introduction of the Act, employers' views regarding working married women have changed significantly. Marriage discrimination is now only rarely cited as a ground of complaint by claimants and the protection afforded by the Act is less often relied upon.
27 January 2012
Employment Law: 2012 – All Change!
As we return to our desks for the start of 2012, we thought it would be helpful to provide a quick reminder of the important changes we will need to accommodate this year, following the blizzard of government announcements at the end of 2011.
27 January 2012
Managing your workforce: Getting your business in shape for the Olympic Games 2012
With only 6 months to go until the start of the Olympic Games in London this summer, how advanced are your plans for dealing with the impact of the Games on your workforce? You don’t want to be left lagging behind at the starting block, whilst your competitors are already half way round the race track in terms of planning for the impact the Games will have on their business and staff.
24 November 2011
Motherhood and Apple Pie - what can the UK learn from the US about working families?
As Thanksgiving is being celebrated by US families today, it is worth reflecting on a substantive survey published by the US Working Mother Research Institute recently, in conjunction with Ernst & Young, about “What Moms Choose”. As we know, invariably working mothers in the UK face similar issues to our sisters across the pond. So what are the key lessons British employers can learn from this US survey in order to retain working mothers and attract stay at home career-orientated mothers back into the workforce?
23 November 2011
Setting the agenda for the resolution of employment disputes in the future – Vince Cable speech to the EEF this morning
The Secretary of State’s speech this morning setting the blueprint for what is being described as one of the biggest shakeups of employment law in a generation is very much to be welcomed. In one sense it brings to an end much of the pretty absurd and unnecessary speculation around what the Government would actually be proposing as a way forward for the reform of our system of workplace disputes. The selective leaks were helping nobody, and just created a climate of uncertainty.