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Try Case Assessor Now!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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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, … Read more
Employment law in the UK allows older workers to voluntarily retire at a time of their choice and draw any occupational pension that they are entitled to. Employers, however, cannot set a retirement age or force employees to retire unless it can be justified that such an act is ‘a proportionate means of achieving a … Read more
In the United Kingdom, the Equality Act 2010 stipulates that it is unlawful to discriminate against an individual in a workplace (gender discrimination) because: they are not (or are) a particular sex; someone thinks that they are the opposite sex (this is referred to as “discrimination by perception”) they are connected to someone of a … Read more
All of us have heard about Direct discrimination at workplace. Most of us, however, fail to recognise if we are subjected to direct discrimination and take steps against it. All forms of discrimination, in which your employer treats you differently or less favourably because of who you are, qualify as direct discrimination. According to the … Read more