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Cutting Through The Headlines: Will Pubs Ban People Talking About Transgender Rights?

Jan 24, 2025 | mondaq.com | Darren Smith |Charlotte Harris

While this week's headlines have drawn attention, let'sexplore the truth behind the claims that pubs will ban peopletalking about topics such as transgender rights. Recent discussions around the Equality and Human RightsCommission's (EHRC) recommendations on third-party harassmentat work have hit headlines.
Amendments To The Employment Rights Bill: Advice For Employers

Dec 5, 2024 | mondaq.com | Darren Smith

The Employment Rights Bill aims to enact Labour's manifesto commitment to strengthen workers' rights and improve employment protections. Discussion of the Bill in the Committee Stage of Parliament has led to the formation of an Amendment Paper, which adds new proposed changes as set out below: The time limit for bringing tribunal claims is now proposed to double from three months to six months.
Do Employers Have To Let Emotional Support Animals Come To Work?

Dec 1, 2024 | mondaq.com | Darren Smith |Charlotte Harris

Deborah Cullingford, who worked as a bailiff in Leeds for over 10 years, brought a claim against the Ministry of Justice for disability discrimination and harassment after being prohibited from bringing her dog, Bella, to work. Cullingford adopted Bella in 2020, finding companionship in her during the Covid pandemic. She told the tribunal that Bella had been the reason she "did not end her life when she felt depressed and could barely face the day".
Do employers have to let emotional support animals come to work?

Nov 6, 2024 | herrington-carmichael.com | Darren Smith

Darren Smith and Charlotte Harris of our Employment team answer the question: do employers have to let emotional support animals come to work? BackgroundDeborah Cullingford, who worked as a bailiff in Leeds for over 10 years, brought a claim against the Ministry of Justice for disability discrimination and harassment after being prohibited from bringing her dog, Bella, to work. Cullingford adopted Bella in 2020, finding companionship in her during the Covid pandemic.
Head of Design is Dead, Long Live the Head of Design!

Nov 5, 2024 | uxmag.com | Darren Smith

The title is a play on the traditional proclamation made following the accession of a new monarch in various countries (I’m a Brit so it’s familiar to me). The seemingly contradictory phrase simultaneously announces the death of the previous monarch and asserts continuity by saluting the new monarch. The need for this post came from some reflection of what I’m seeing in the industry (~July 2024), while searching for design leadership roles.
Does It Ever Pay To Be Rude?

Oct 17, 2024 | mondaq.com | Darren Smith

Employee dismissal backfires: worker wins unfair dismissal claim against employer after being fired for insulting a customer. A recent Employment Tribunal case has drawn attention to the importance of correct disciplinary procedures, after a worker who was summarily dismissed for calling a customer a t*** wins nearly £5,500 for unfair dismissal (Ms M. Jones v Vale Curtains and Blinds).
Piece By Piece: Employment Rights Bill Teases Big Changes

Oct 15, 2024 | mondaq.com | Darren Smith

HC Herrington Carmichael More Herrington Carmichael is a full-service law firm offering legal advice to UK and international businesses. We work with corporate entities of all sizes from large PLCs through to start-up businesses. The UK Government's Employment Rights Bill introduces major reforms, including day-one employee rights, protections against unfair dismissal, flexible working conditions, and changes to zero-hour contracts.
Piece by Piece: Employment Rights Bill Teases Big Changes

Oct 11, 2024 | herrington-carmichael.com | Darren Smith

Yesterday, the UK Government revealed the Employment Rights Bill (the Bill), which set out their Plan to Make Work Pay. By introducing the Bill, Labour met their promise to introduce legislation on employment rights within 100 days of taking office. This was billed as a ‘once in a generation’ reform of employment rights, but what does the Bill actually say and, perhaps more importantly, what does it not? What does the Bill say?
Flying Under The Radar: How Indirect Discrimination Took Off At BA

Sep 23, 2024 | mondaq.com | Darren Smith

The scope of protection for employees has widened. In British Airways PLC v Rollet and Others, it was acknowledged that the decision would open "the floodgates" to many more indirect discrimination claims and recent amendments to the Equality Act 2010 (EqA 2010) have now embedded this additional protection in law.
Flying under the radar: how indirect discrimination took off at BA

Sep 20, 2024 | herrington-carmichael.com | Darren Smith

The scope of protection for employees has widened. In British Airways PLC v Rollet and Others, it was acknowledged that the decision would open “the floodgates” to many more indirect discrimination claims and recent amendments to the Equality Act 2010 (EqA 2010) have now embedded this additional protection in law.