According to certain sections of the media, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has just granted vegetarians and vegans the right to receive “special treatment” at work. Surely this can’t
be true?
Published 03.05.2013
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has confirmed that you’re under no obligation to make reasonable adjustments for an employee simply because they are disabled. So when does this statutory duty actually
kick in?
Published 09.04.2013
The burden of proof in discrimination cases is such that if you can’t prove you didn’t unlawfully discriminate against a claimant, the tribunal will infer that you did. How can you avoid such an
inference?
Published 06.09.2007
You recently made a job offer but now wish to withdraw it. The prospective employee hasn’t done anything wrong but since the offer was made, your business needs have changed. What’s the legal
position?
Published 24.03.2016
Several employers have been referred to the Government Equalities Office after they posted job ads specifying “no EU nationals” or “British workers only”. Why is this wrong?
Published 20.10.2017
As a general rule, employers can’t aim job ads at a particular group - they must be open to everyone. However, this rule doesn’t apply where a role has a “genuine occupational requirement”. Where
might this arise?
Published 23.04.2015
When you advertise a job vacancy, there’s no requirement to disclose the salary on offer, though some recruiters choose to. But what are the potential downsides if you choose to stay silent about the
salary?
Published 11.10.2021
You’re about to advertise a new job role and it would be really helpful if the post holder could drive. Is it okay to state that “all applicants must hold a full driving licence” or could such
wording be discriminatory?
Published 09.02.2017
You need to advertise a job vacancy and suspect that it will attract a large number of applications. However, you don’t want to spend ages trawling through each one unless you absolutely have to. So
what’s the answer?
Published 22.10.2015