Views in the “transgender debate” are often strongly held (or, in the words of a recent tribunal decision, ”rhadamanthine”) . In most workforces of any size, there will be a range of views regarding whether a trans-woman is actually a woman and on related topics such as transgender participation in women’s sport or the use of single-sex facilities, such as changing rooms and toilets.
Read MoreFor many decades, the extent to which a UK employer can prevent its most senior and business-critical employees from leaving to start up in competition or join a competitor has been subject to common law rules relating to restraint of trade.
Read MoreOn 10 May 2023, the government announced that it proposed making three significant changes to employment law.
Read MoreThe latest, much-publicised Tribunal decision in the case of Forstater -v- CGD Europe & others deals with the extent to which an employee holding ‘gender-critical’ beliefs is protected from less favourable treatment, a topic which is also addressed in Mackereth -v- Department of Work and Pensions
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