Month: August 2018

Road safety affects everyone. It affects whether children can go to the park or walk to school, it affects whether elderly people can get to the shops. Cycling can help road safety; with people taking up cycling to get to work or get fit instead of taking the car, families feel safer getting around their neighbourhoods. … Continued

In Luton Borough Council v Haque, the Employment Appeals Tribunal clarified the procedure that should be adopted when calculating the limitation date for issuing a claim following Acas Early Conciliation. Initiating the Acas Early Conciliation procedure In the vast majority of employment claims, claimants are obliged to initiate the Early Conciliation procedure before issuing a … Continued

In Capita Customer Management v (1) Ali (2) Working Families (Intervenor), UKEAT/0161/17/BA, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered whether an employer’s decision to pay enhanced maternity pay – but only statutory pay for shared parental leave – was direct sex discrimination.