This good practice guide looks at correctly handling the redundancy process if you have employees who are pregnant or on maternity leave.
On 8 June 2012, the UK signed the Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence.
In May 2012, End Violence Against Women (EVAW) published the results of a YouGov survey on sexual harassment.
In May 2012, Asylum Aid published ‘Gender-related asylum claims in Europe’, focussing on the experiences of women across Europe, and the desperate need to ensure that women can claim asylum safely and in dignity.
’Refused: the experiences of women denied asylum in the UK’ from Women for Refugee Women shines a light into the experiences of women who have been denied asylum in the UK.
‘Reflections on body image’ was published by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Body Image and Central YMCA in May 2012.
In May 2012, the Equality and Human Rights Commission published ‘Gender Diversity on Boards: The Appointment Process and the Role of Executive Search Firms’.
In May 2012, the European Parliament urged the European Commission to improve existing EU legislation to close the gender pay gap, including stricter sanctions on employers.
Date 17 February 2012 Link to judgment http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Admin/2012/201.html Discrimination grounds Race, gender, disability Summary of case Secondary school pupils wishing to go to university challenged
Date 13 October 2011 Link to judgment http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Admin/2011/2616.html Discrimination grounds Race, gender Summary of case Challenge to new rules for calculating eligibility for housing benefit.
