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Faith-based organisations and the new Labour Government: a different approach?

Adam McRae-Taylor, Paul Ridout, Olivia Stanton

Event date: 18.11.2024

The new Labour Government has a packed legislative agenda and important changes are proposed in many different areas, including employment…

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When can individual staff be liable for acts of discrimination?

Adam McRae-Taylor

19.06.2024

In the recent case of Baldwin v Cleves School and others [2024] EAT 66 the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has…

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Government draft code on ‘fire and re-hire’ updated

Adam McRae-Taylor

19.03.2024

The Government published its updated draft Code of Practice on dismissal and re-engagement (colloquially known as ‘fire and re-hire’) on…

Case study

Gender critical social media posts by school employees

Adam McRae-Taylor

24.11.2023

The recent case of Higgs v Farmor’s School considered social media posts by school employees, in this case by Mrs Higgs who…

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To stay or leave the Teachers’ Pension Scheme

Adam McRae-Taylor

24.11.2023

To stay or leave the Teachers’ Pension Scheme as employer contribution rate rise to 28.6% Recently, the Government announced a…

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School chaplain’s claim for religious discrimination is rejected

Adam McRae-Taylor

20.06.2023

In the recent case of Randall v Trent College Ltd and others ET/2600288/2020, an employment tribunal rejected a school chaplain’s claim for belief or religion…

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What does the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse report mean for independent schools?

Adam McRae-Taylor

21.11.2022

The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) released its long-awaited final report on 20 October 2022. It sets out…

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Safeguarding for faith-based organisations

Adam McRae-Taylor

22.11.2021

Safeguarding has never been more high profile and a wave of recent reports and inquiries have led to an intense…

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Belief that biological sex is immutable is protected under the Equality Act

Adam McRae-Taylor

05.07.2021

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has held that a belief that biological sex is immutable is protected as a philosophical belief…

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Difficult decisions in difficult times: how should schools approach managing redundancies?

Adam McRae-Taylor

14.10.2020

The last seven months have been some of the hardest ever faced by the independent schools sector. Whilst the Government’s Job…

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Teachers’ pensions: returning to the fray

Adam McRae-Taylor

25.06.2020

Whilst most of the attention recently has understandably been on the COVID-19 crisis, the past few months have seen a…

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Can a direct discrimination claim be based on the employer’s religion or belief?

Adam McRae-Taylor

22.03.2019

In Gan Menachem Hendon Limited v De Groen the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered whether an employee could bring a claim for…

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