Weekly issue 12

NEWS IN BRIEF

Women with young children under 11 are the most discriminated against at work, according to a report by the Equalities Review entitled “Fairness and Freedom”.

Sick Note

The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 sets out various ways in which employers can discriminate against disabled people

I don't like Mondays

The Part-Time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000 state that employers cannot treat part-time workers less favourably than full timers, unless they can justify it.