Gulnaz Raja 10/3/24 Gulnaz Raja 10/3/24

Next Retail Limited: Employment Tribunal rules on equal pay

The case focused on whether Next could justify the pay disparity between store-based sales consultants (predominantly female) and warehouse operatives (predominantly male). Whilst the 2023 ET Hearing focused on whether the work performed by sale consultants was of equal value to that of the male warehouse operative, the 2024 ET shifted to consider whether Next could provide a justifiable reason for pay disparity between the two roles

Gulnaz Raja 9/17/24 Gulnaz Raja 9/17/24

Supreme Court’s equal pay comparison decision in the Asda case

With the Asda equal pay case currently being considered by the Employment Tribunal, this is a good point to reflect on the Supreme Court (SC) Judgment of March 2021, which specifically focuses on the equal pay comparator element which was a preliminary issue.

Gulnaz Raja 9/29/22 Gulnaz Raja 9/29/22

Age Discrimination in the Workplace

Age discrimination affects millions of British employees of all ages every year. In this blog you’ll learn about some of the different ways that age discrimination can occur inside the workplace, and a few of the areas in which age discrimination is legal.

Gulnaz Raja 9/1/22 Gulnaz Raja 9/1/22

Disability discrimination in the workplace

According to reported statistics, 3 out of 4 disabled people have experienced negative behaviours in the last 5 years due to their disabilities. Over 40% of these experiences occurred inside the workplace.

In this blog, employers and colleagues can get a better understanding of disability discrimination in the workplace and how it can be avoided.

Gulnaz Raja 8/4/22 Gulnaz Raja 8/4/22

Managing the Menopause in the Workplace

There are many enormous changes that can happen in one lifetime - from marriage to relocation to retirement. But one life change that often goes undiscussed when thinking about employees and employment law is the menopause.

In this blog, we’ll give you a quick overview of the menopause and how it may affect employees, and make suggestions of how to accommodate workers in this particular stage of life.

Gulnaz Raja 5/27/22 Gulnaz Raja 5/27/22

HR Training for Businesses - What Is It, and What are the Benefits?

There are many different aspects of running a business - from creating products or services, to marketing them, to keeping up-to-date with invoices and cash flow. But one important aspect that is often left behind is Human Resources, more recently referred to as the People department.

Read our blog to learn more about HR, and how HR training benefits your business.