Every workplace should strive to be an inclusive and fair place to be. But despite advances in equality in recent years, some prejudices still exist, and many people find themselves discriminated ...

The Court of Appeal has confirmed that, in cases involving direct discrimination in the workplace, it is the motive of the decision-maker that is important and not those who may have influenced the ...

An employment tribunal has dismissed claims against high-profile class action specialist Pogust Goodhead – but the judge said the firm ‘might learn useful lessons’ from the case. Employment judge ...

The Equality Act 2010 makes it unlawful for companies and organisations to discriminate against you based on certain characteristics. It’s unlawful for companies to refuse, terminate or change the ...

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that it can be considered direct disability discrimination to reject a job application based on whether an existing condition could become a disability ...

THIS act makes it unlawful for an individual to be discriminated against in the workplace in relation to selection for a job, training, promotion, work practices, dismissal or any other disadvantage ...

Mr Seldon, a partner at solicitors Clarkson, Wright & Jakes, raised a direct age discrimination claim after he was forced to retire under the partnership deed. The Employment Tribunal (ET) rejected Mr ...

The recent Supreme Court decision in Seldon v Clarkson Wright and Jakes [2012] UKSC 16 – which found that direct age discrimination could be justified and clarified the test for justification that ...

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on Thursday that the Danish 'ghetto law' may constitute both direct and indirect discrimination under Council Directive 2000/43/EC. Senior Legal Advisor at ...