19 November 2012 at 09:15 PM The coalition government has proposed that the third party harassment provisions in the Equality Act 2010 should be repealed, to cut ‘unnecessary red tape’. The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill received a second reading in the House of Lords on 14 November 2012 to remove this section of the Act.
16 November 2012 at 07:20 AM Birmingham City Council has lost its appeal against an equal pay claim made by 170 women and 4 men. The Council argued that the claim was outside of the six-month time limit.
Employment, Equality Act 2010, Gender 18 October 2012 at 08:07 PM Although women make up 54% of the workforce, they only occupy 29% of senior management positions, and this reduces to just 12% in the private sector. Opportunity Now has condensed over twenty years of research, knowledge and insight into what they believe to be the ten most impactful factors influencing the speed of change for women’s progression into senior management positions:
Employment, Gender 16 October 2012 at 08:48 PM In October, the Government published its response to consultation on proposals to repeal Equality Act 2010 provisions giving: • powers to employment tribunals to make wider recommendations in discrimination cases • the procedure for obtaining information to inform employment tribunal decision making • employer liability for harassment of employees by third parties
Employment, Equality Act 2010 14 October 2012 at 08:35 PM The Ministry of Justice has published its report on employment tribunals and discrimination compensation awards. The report covers the period April 2011 to March 2012.
Discrimination, Employment 
