Age discrimination—the statutory framework Statutory provisions prohibiting age discrimination were first introduced into English law in 2006 as a result of developments...
Exceptions for age discrimination under the Equality Act 2010 The general non-discrimination rule for occupational pension schemes in the Equality Act 2010 (the Equality...
This Practice Note considers disability discrimination within the meaning of the Equality Act 2010 (EqA 2010) in the specific context of pensions. What is disability...
STOP PRESS: On 13 July 2020, the Court of Appeal handed down its judgment in the further stage in the appeal in the case of Safeway Ltd v Newton [2020] EWCA Civ 869...
What are guaranteed minimum pensions? Guaranteed minimum pensions (GMPs) arrived on the pension scene on 6 April 1978, at the same time as the State Earnings-Related...
STOP PRESS: On 13 July 2020, the Court of Appeal handed down its judgment in the further stage in the appeal in the case of Safeway Ltd v Newton [2020] EWCA Civ 869...
Legislative framework In broad terms, workers employed under fixed-term contracts are protected against: • treatment which is less favourable than that given to workers...
What is objective justification? Under the Equality Act 2010 ('the Equality Act'), there is prima facie indirect discrimination if A applies a provision, criterion or...
Objective justification is a phrase most often encountered as shorthand for the process of showing that a provision, criterion or practice (PCP), which is disadvantageous...
Many of the leading cases in the area of discrimination and part-time workers have been concerned with issues of sex discrimination. They are discussed in the Practice...
The legislative framework There are two separate areas of legislation which have to be considered in the context of part-time workers and discrimination. The first area...
THIS PRACTICE NOTE APPLIES TO OCCUPATIONAL PENSION SCHEMES This Practice Note explores the pension rights of opposite-sex and same-sex spouses and civil partners...
STOP PRESS: On 13 July 2020, the Court of Appeal handed down its judgment in the further stage in the appeal in the case of Safeway Ltd v Newton [2020] EWCA Civ 869...
STOP PRESS: On 13 July 2020, the Court of Appeal handed down its judgment in the further stage in the appeal in the case of Safeway Ltd v Newton [2020] EWCA Civ 869...
STOP PRESS: On 13 July 2020, the Court of Appeal handed down its judgment in the further stage in the appeal in the case of Safeway Ltd v Newton [2020] EWCA Civ 869...
Common insurance practices before the Test-Achats case Insurance companies used to apply certain common practices before the Association belge des Consommateurs...
