Redundancy There are three common situations where an employer can make you lawfully redundant. You may lose your job due to redundancy because: The organisation you work with has permanently closed down The organisation moves to a new location and you cannot travel to the new place of work When fewer employees are required for work Making a female employee redundant because she is on maternity leave is a cause …
A philosophical belief discrimination can be described as a situation where a person is treated differently because of their religion or belief. The biased treatment can be due to an individual choice or as a result of a policy. The treatment does not have to necessarily be intentional to be deemed as a discrimination. What the Equality Act says about religious or belief discrimination According to the Equality Act 2010, …
In the UK, employment law entitles older employees and workers to retire whenever they want voluntarily and draw any occupational pension that they are entitled to. Employers cannot force their employees to retire or set out age for retirement, unless they can objectively justify that, by doing so, there is a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate business aim. Retirement Ages and Procedures The law entitles all employees to retire …
What is maternity leave? Any pregnant woman, irrespective of their employment status, reserve the right to maternity leave of a maximum of 52 weeks. The leave is divided into two broad categories, where the initial 26 weeks are considered as ordinary maternity leave and the remaining 26 weeks are classed as additional maternity leave. There is no minimum amount of service required to claim maternity benefits but it is important …
Pregnancy discrimination is by far one of the most distressing and heartbreaking workplace discrimination cases. Furthermore, sadly unfair treatment and experiences given to women, with disguised discriminatory attitudes, are increasingly becoming the norm. What is pregnancy discrimination? As per the UK Equality Act, 2010, it is an act of pregnancy discrimination if an employer discriminates against a woman, simply because she is pregnant or has just given birth. The law …
Racial discrimination is when a person of a particular race is treated less favourably than another person of a different race in a similar situation. This type of discrimination can be based on colour, descent, nationality, ethnic origin or immigrant status. Types of Racial Discrimination There are two types of racial discrimination: Direct discrimination This is referred to as a situation where one person is treated differently than the other …
The Equality Act According to the Equality Act, any discrimination or unfair treatment on the basis of a personal characteristic, such as age, is against the law. The law is in place to protect from discrimination in almost all cases. The act is applied to discrimination on the following basis: Age Race Sex Gender Disability Belief or religion Sexual orientation Marital status Pregnancy or maternity How does the law protect …
Under employment law in the UK, pregnancy and maternity discrimination protection mainly applies to a certain period of time known as the “protected period”, which starts when you inform your employer of your pregnancy. Any discriminatory act, once the protected period ends, may still amount to pregnancy discrimination if it an outcome of a decision taken by the employer within the protected period. If you are on maternity leave, …
In the United Kingdom, when you return to work after Ordinary Maternity Leave (after the first 26 weeks of your Statutory Maternity Leave), you are entitled to the same job role and the terms and conditions should be as they were before you went on leave. This also applies when you return to work after Additional Maternity Leave (after the last 26 weeks of your Statutory Maternity Leave). If your …
The legislation and regulations relating to maternity leave and pay entitlements are described within employment law in the UK. Policies are in place to help employees understand their statutory rights and responsibilities during pregnancy and recent childbirth. The law includes details of arrangements for annual leave accrual, pension rights, maternity pay, leave entitlements, antenatal appointments, and pregnancy-related illness. The Employment Act, along with the Pensions Act 2004, Maternity and Parental …