Davies v Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service [2018] ET/4104575/2017 – Law Journals

Financial provision: An invisible cohort?

Farhana Shahzady asks whether family lawyers are failing women who are going through the menopause The worry is that the voice of some women is being lost and the level of hardship some women are being asked to endure due to menopause in later life is far from fair, when ironically fairness is the backdrop …

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Discrimination: Should the menopause be a specific protected characteristic?

Jenny Arrowsmith and Joanne Moseley examine the business case for supporting employees going through the menopause and discuss whether greater legal protection is required for those experiencing symptoms The menopause is not specifically protected under the Equality Act 2010 and most complaints are characterised as a form of disability, sex or occasionally age discrimination. The …

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Employee health: What employers need to know about the menopause in the workplace

Åsa Waring explores the legal and business case for supporting workers who are going through the menopause ‘The new Acas guidance aims to provide advice for both workers and employers on how to manage the impact of the menopause in the workplace and on what the legal risks may be for employers if they fail …

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Staff procedures: Create or update a sickness absence policy

Richard Allen continues our series with advice on what to include in a policy to manage short- and long-term sickness absence and pitfalls to avoid when putting the policy into effect ‘The policy should start with an initial purpose statement, telling employees why it is in place, what it hopes to achieve and which parts …

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Disability discrimination: ‘Arising from’ claims – lessons from recent case law

Antonia Blackwell considers some of the pitfalls facing employers seeking to justify their actions in the context of a claim for discrimination arising from a person’s disability ‘A key feature of s15 of the Equality Act is that an employer can justify unfavourable treatment arising from a person’s disability if it is a proportionate means …

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