For the purposes of the Equality Act 2010, anything done by an employee over their employment is treated as having also been done by the employer. An employment tribunal considered whether it was discriminatory to use a gendered swearword to insult a transgender staff member, and also what might amount to “a reasonable steps defence.” …
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A woman who was raped by her former partner has told how her fight for justice in the family courts left her traumatised. The woman, who has a son with her ex-partner, first put the allegation of rape to the court in 2021 after the father, who she also accused of coercive and controlling behaviour, …
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Digitisation of the court system is adding to the delays plaguing the civil court system and undermining people’s access to justice when they need it most, hundreds of solicitors have told the Law Society. Responses to a survey of practitioners who have used the damages claims, public family law and probate portals has uncovered the …
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Employers like IBM that conduct layoffs while integrating more artificial intelligence into operations face potential exposure to age bias lawsuits if older workers are among the first to get a pink slip. Human resources departments increasingly have been adopting AI-powered tools to help streamline their business processes and efficiently complete tasks like drafting job descriptions …
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It isn’t necessary to read Bleak House, centred on the infamous Jarndyce v Jarndyce inheritance dispute which dragged on for many generations devouring the entire estate, to understand the problem that is the costs of litigation. The author’s view of the chancery court system is withering: “Suffer any wrong that can be done you rather …
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Since Elon Musk took over at Twitter – now known as X – it has been interesting to watch how the somewhat divisive changes being made could play out for the business. With Musk pushing “hardcore” working conditions and rumours that some employees have taken to sleeping in the X office, both the media and …
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Divorce can be a testing time for mental health. Detangling yours and your partner’s lives inevitably comes with an emotional toll while at the same time your energy and focus is absorbed by the necessary practicalities and negotiations of the divorce process. When it’s hard to prioritise self care With so much else to think …
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Ariana Grande and Dalton Gomez got married in May 2021. Pop singer Ariana Grande and Dalton Gomez have settled their divorce with the artist paying Mr Gomez $1.2 million tax-free, as a settlement since they signed a prenup agreement at the time of their wedding, as per a report in TMZ. The couple split up …
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Tony Pritzker, 62, is divorcing his wife of 33 years Jeanne Pritzker Pritzker owns the third largest house in Los Angeles, is the heir to the Hyatt Hotel fortune, and brother of Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker He is now seeking to enforce his prenup after claiming his wife has refused to sign a document acknowledging …
