Gender pay reporting: The pitfalls of reducing the gap in haste

Irwin Mitchell LLP | Employment Law Journal | October 2021 #224
Deborah Casale and Sacha Sokhi look at the lessons from a recent sex discrimination case in which two male directors successfully claimed they were dismissed to improve their employer’s gender pay gap The difference between positive action and direct discrimination is subtle and employers should take advice and proceed with caution when using these provisions. …

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Discrimination: Positive action – avoid crossing the (thin blue) line

Irwin Mitchell LLP | Employment Law Journal | May 2019 #200
Following a tribunal’s decision that Cheshire Police discriminated against a straight, white, male job applicant, Glenn Hayes explores how to stay on the right side of equality law when tackling workplace under-representation ‘Employers must be able to justify any positive action they take and regularly evaluate their efforts to see if they are successful. The …

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