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This week's edition of Employment highlights includes: (1) analysis of an employment tribunal’s decision that ethical veganism can be a protected belief under the Equality Act 2010 (EqA 2010), by Chris Milsom, barrister at Cloisters and counsel for the claimant, (2) an EAT case on the importance of the date on which a claimant meets the statutory definition of disability in a disability discrimination claim, (3) the updated Parker Review Report on ethnic diversity on UK boards, (4) an EAT judgment on whether an employer’s inaccurate public rebuttal of a whistleblower’s allegations can amount to a detriment, (5) the draft Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2020, which includes updated rates of Statutory Maternity Pay, Statutory Paternity Pay, Statutory Adoption Pay, Statutory Shared Parental Pay and Statutory Sick Pay, (6) new government documents on how employers can support EU citizens who are applying to stay in the UK, (7) a look by Graeme Ross of Cambridge University at the introduction of the new Global Talent immigration route, (8) a Brexit Bulletin covering key updates, research tips and resources, (9) dates for your diary, (10) updates to our legislation tracker, and (11) new Q&As. Sign in or take a trial to read the full analysis.