A Guide to Understanding Workplace Discrimination
Workplace Discrimination remains a prevalent issue in the UK. Despite its widespread impact, employee discrimination in the workplace is rarely openly discussed. This results in a lack of knowledge and understanding leading to broad misconceptions. This guide to workplace discrimination addresses and clarifies those common misunderstandings. In some cases, individuals may not even realise they […]
What is workplace discrimination?
Workplace discrimination cases in the UK are extremely complex and involve a lot of investigation. With this in mind, it’s important to be able to answer “what is workplace discrimination?” if you ever find yourself or others in this situation. This awareness can protect yourself, your employees, or your peers. At Winrow Solicitors, our legal […]
How much do employment solicitors charge?
Employment solicitors offer legal services to support employees and employers alike. From unfair dismissal to tribunal representation, solicitors with extensive experience in employment law can provide invaluable advice to ensure that the outcome is fair and that the process is as stress-free as possible. But what does it cost to hire a top employment solicitor […]
How much does it cost to get grandparents’ rights?
Every family dynamic is different. The nuclear family unit — two parents and their children living together — does not always apply. When a marriage breaks down, and the divorced couple have children, it can lead to an array of family disputes, and sometimes grandparents are denied contact with their grandchildren. This can cause distress […]
What Do Employment Solicitors Do?
Employment solicitors (also known as employment lawyers) specialise in all things related to employment law. An employment law solicitor’s job is to assist employees, employers, businesses, and professional bodies with legal advice related to the rules of employment law in the UK. What is employment law? The official definition of UK employment law is “a […]
Draft Domestic Abuse Bill Published
The Bill allows increased access to justice for victims of domestic abuse involved in child arrangement proceedings and to adequately safeguard their children. The Domestic Abuse Bill provides victims of domestic violence in the family court, for the first time, the same types of protection available in the criminal arena. The Bill not only extends […]
Disability Discrimination – How long can you delay making a reasonable adjustment?
Employment Solicitor and Law Lecturer Ian Winrow considers the decision in a recent disability discrimination case. In my many years of working as an Employment Law Solicitor and Citizens Advice Bureau Advisor, disability discrimination is unfortunately something I’ve come across repeatedly. It seems that employers often don’t understand their obligations in law and either won’t […]
North Wales Employment Law expert: UK should be ashamed of record on maternity discrimination
Just over a week ago, the UK joined the rest of the world in celebrating International Women’s Day. While it’s great we are celebrating femininity. I can’t help thinking of all the women I’ve seen at the CAB and in my private practice who are seeking advice on bringing a maternity discrimination claim because their […]
Three leading HR experts offer their opinion on tackling the Gender Pay Gap
As a leading employment law solicitor, Ian Winrow was invited to join two other HR experts in their respective fields to collaborate on an article for Employer News about how the UK can tackle the gender pay gap. We were delighted to work with Kay Phelps, a PR in HR specialist and Rameez Kaleem, Pay […]
How HR leaders can help their companies avoid discrimination at work claims
Our employment law solicitor, Ian Winrow was recently invited by Employer News to advise HR Leaders on how they can guide their workplaces to avoid claims of discrimination at work. Here is Ian’s article: I’m often asked by good employers on how they can avoid accidental discrimination in the workplace – however it seems many […]