- A hearing begins today (2 January) in Norwich Employment Tribunal to determine whether veganism is a “philosophical or religious belief” and protected in law.
- A woman who lost her job after tweeting that transgender women cannot change their biological sex has lost at a Preliminary Hearing after the Tribunal Judge found that her view could not be considered a philosophical belief under the Equality Act 2010.
- The tech industry has one of the worst records for age discrimination as 61% of workers experience prejudice when over 29. It was also noted that the phrase “old people don’t understand technology” is also widely used within the sector.
- The Supreme Court has allowed an appeal over part-time Judges’ pensions in Miller and others V Ministry of Justice. This means that fee-paid Judges who were subsequently appointed full-time salaried members of the Judiciary will now be entitled to pensions in respect of their former part-time service.
- A former chambermaid has been awarded over £36,494 after claiming automatic unfair dismissal due to there being no need for a chambermaid in the new business transfer. However, shortly afterwards, there was an advertisement for a housekeeper at the hotel leaving the real reason for dismissing the Claimant as “dementia or Alzheimer’s”.