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Equality Act 2010

Transgender pool player was not discriminated against in being banned from competing in the female category: Haynes v The English Blackball Pool Federation

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Although not an employment case, this is one of the first court decisions dealing with transgender issues since the Supreme Court’s ruling in For Women Scotland v Scottish Ministers (FWS) in which the Supreme Court confirmed that words such as ‘sex’, ‘woman’, ‘male’, and ‘female’ in the Equality Act 2010 (EqA) referred exclusively to biological […]

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Changes to the Equality Act with effect from 1 January 2024

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At a glance The Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (Amendment Regulations) came into effect on 1 January 2024. The Amendment Regulations incorporate in domestic law the effect of ECJ decisions interpreting discrimination law in the following areas: Indirect discrimination where a person without a relevant protected characteristic suffers the same disadvantage as those with

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Government rejects opportunity to make menopause a protected characteristic

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In July 2022, the Women and Equalities Committee published a report making a number of recommendations for the further protection of individuals affected by the menopause.  On 24 January 2023, the government published its response to the recommendations and, in a move which will be seen by many as disappointing and a missed opportunity, has

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Stale equality training will not provide employers with a defence to discrimination claims

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In the case of Allay (UK) Limited v Gehlen, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has recently reinforced the importance of up-to-date equality training for employees. Without it, employers may struggle to successfully demonstrate that they have taken all reasonable steps to prevent discrimination and harassment in the workplace and will, therefore, be potentially liable for

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