Section 6(1) of the Equality Act 2010 sets out the statutory definition of disability. A person has a disability if they have a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on their ability to carry out normal day to day...
The Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2013 (the Rules) contains the rules on strike out. Rule 37(1) says that a tribunal can strike out all or part of a claim (ET1) or response (ET3) at any stage of the proceedings, of its own...
An employment tribunal has found that a fear of catching Covid-19 is not a protected belief under the Equality Act 2010 (EA). Section 10 of the EA says that a belief means any religious or philosophical belief. To be a philosophical belief, the case of Grainger v...
Employers should check they are having the right conversations to support those experiencing problems in the workplace because of the menopause. Ellie Temple a Paralegal within the Corporate and Commercial Team here at Wollens explores this. With growing numbers of...
Family Law Consultant Sabina Smith offers advice on mediation during Family Mediation week. Its national Family Mediation Week! Family mediation offers a forum for separating or divorcing couples to discuss their future arrangements in a positive, co operative way,...
