Equality Act 2010

• Biology in Law: Who counts as a ‘woman’?

  • PostedApril 22, 2025

  In the case of For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers [2025] UKSC 16, the Supreme Court was asked to determine whether reference to a person’s ‘sex’ was to be...

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• Failure to consider impact of menopause in flexible working request

  • PostedJune 11, 2024

  The Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023 introduced a number of changes in April regarding flexible working requests (see our previous article on the topic). While employees can only be...

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• Can an employer restrict an employee’s manifestation of religious beliefs?

  • PostedSeptember 29, 2023

  In the case of Higgs v Farmor’s School, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) provided helpful guidance in assessing whether an employer’s interference with an employee’s right to freedom of expression...

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• Recruitment and discrimination – avoiding the pitfalls

  • PostedMarch 23, 2023

  The recent successful Employment Tribunal claim by a junior lawyer who was treated unfairly during recruitment by her prospective employers is a timely reminder of the importance of organisations having...

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• Gender critical views held to be a belief under the Equality Act

  • PostedAugust 11, 2022

  In Bailey v Stonewall Equality Ltd & Ors, it was held that the Claimant suffered discrimination and victimisation on account of her beliefs around gender, including her belief that gender...

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• COVID19 – “Vulnerable” but expected to work?

  • PostedApril 17, 2020

  This is an update to our original article posted on 20 March 2020. I am “vulnerable” due to my health, age or pregnancy, but my employer expects me to come...

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