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1 month ago | 
mondaq.com | Tim Gilbert |Sian Keall |Ed Mills |Adam Wyman
Listen to the audio version of this update:On 16 April 2025, the Supreme Court handed down a ruling on themeaning of "sex" within UK equalities legislation. Thedecision (For Women Scotland Ltd v Scottish Ministers) hasbeen widely reported and generated much debate. It also raisescomplex practical issues for employers, including how to classifygender for the purposes of workplace diversity initiatives andworkplace facilities such as toilets and changing rooms.
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1 month ago | 
mondaq.com | Tim Gilbert |Sian Keall |Ed Mills |Adam Wyman
The recent Supreme Court decision on the meaning of"sex" in the Equality Act has been widely reported andgenerated much debate. Whilst the Court provided clarification onwhat "sex" means in the legal context, on a practicallevel the decision has given rise to some complex questions andconsiderations, not least for employers.
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2 months ago | 
mondaq.com | Tim Gilbert |Sian Keall |Ed Mills |Adam Wyman
TS Travers Smith LLP More It’s not just law at Travers Smith. Our clients’ business is our business. Independent and bound only by our clients’ ambitions, we are wherever they need us to be. We focus on key areas of work where we are genuinely market leading. If it’s hard – ask Travers Smith. The recent Supreme Court decision on the meaning of "sex" in the Equality Act has been widely reported and generated much debate. United Kingdom Employment and HR
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2 months ago | 
mondaq.com | Tim Gilbert |Sian Keall |Ed Mills |Ailie Murray
A new duty to prevent sexual harassment came into force in theUK October 2024, which requires employers to take various proactivesteps to protect their staff. Below, we summarise what you need toknow, and how to comply with the new duty. As of 26 October 2024, employers in the UK are under a duty totake reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment of theiremployees.
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Mar 24, 2025 | 
mondaq.com | Tim Gilbert |Sian Keall |Ed Mills |Ailie Murray
TS Travers Smith LLP More It’s not just law at Travers Smith. Our clients’ business is our business. Independent and bound only by our clients’ ambitions, we are wherever they need us to be. We focus on key areas of work where we are genuinely market leading. If it’s hard – ask Travers Smith. A guide to future employment and immigration law ... United Kingdom Employment and HR
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Mar 12, 2025 | 
mondaq.com | Tim Gilbert |Sian Keall |Ed Mills |Adam Wyman
A number of US-based multinationals – such as GoldmanSachs, McDonald's and Disney – have reportedly rolledback on their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programmes byabandoning diversity targets or reframing their policies morebroadly around "inclusion" rather than diversity. Thisfollows a series of executive orders in the US which reverse DEIprogrammes in federal government. Quite how far this will impactdiversity programmes in the UK remains unclear.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
mondaq.com | Tim Gilbert |Sian Keall |Ed Mills |Adam Wyman
Key employment and business immigration developments foremployersPreventing sexual harassmentThe Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) has signed a legal agreement withthe Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) to improve itsworkplace culture and its measures to protect staff fromdiscrimination and harassment. This follows an independent reportin 2023 that found aspects of WRU's culture were sexist,misogynistic, racist and homophobic and not properlychallenged.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Tim Gilbert |Ed Mills |Adam Wyman |Ailie Murray
In October 2024, the UK Government published the
much-anticipated Employment Rights Bill. Once in force, the Bill
will make a number of significant changes to UK employment law. However, the majority of changes will not come into force until
2026, including the highly-publicised removal of the unfair
dismissal qualifying period, which comes into force in Autumn
2026.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Tim Gilbert |Ed Mills |Ailie Murray |Adam Rice
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From October 26, 2024, UK employers must take proactive measures to prevent workplace sexual harassment.
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Oct 15, 2024 | 
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