The year ahead: What’s on the employment law horizon for 2022?

Hogan Lovells | Employment Law Journal | December 2021/January 2022 #226
Eleanor Doubleday considers what the next 12 months may have in store for employers and their advisers 2022 may be the year when the Employment Bill originally promised in 2019 will finally begin its journey through Parliament. 2020 and 2021 were not the years that we were expecting. For many, the Covid-19 pandemic brought with …

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Philosophical belief: Managing opposing beliefs in the workplace – what employers need to know

Baker McKenzie LLP | Employment Law Journal | July/August 2021 #222
Monica Kurnatowska and Rachel Farr assess the impact on employers of the EAT’s decision that ‘gender-critical’ beliefs are protected under the Equality Act The tribunals’ role is not to decide which side is right, or holds the more acceptable views, but to ensure that those with different views tolerate each other. Forstater v CGD Europe …

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Religion or belief: Shifting sands – what is a philosophical belief?

Spencer West | Employment Law Journal | November 2019 #205
Recent case law has highlighted how difficult it is to pin down which beliefs deserve protection in today’s society, writes Fudia Smartt ‘Mr Conisbee brought a discrimination claim against five respondents because of religion and belief, as well as a claim for notice pay. A preliminary hearing was held to determine whether vegetarianism satisfied the …

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