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 employer has treated them badly
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 and Reward Consultant and Director
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 employers are not so cautious.
Maternity Discrimination: Victory for pregnant care assistant who challenged working hours
A Middlesborough care assistant who was dismissed after choosing to no longer opt out from exceeding a 48-hour-plus week during her pregnancy has been awarded nearly £36,000 in compensation. The Tribunal heard that care assistants who worked for the employer, Care Preference, were frequently required to work “on call” shifts outside their normal working hours to cover staff absences. This
How will the ASDA ongoing equal pay dispute affect North Wales retail workers?
Employment law expert, solicitor and former CAB Advisor, Ian Winrow, discusses how ASDAs equal pay dispute could affect North Wales retail workers It was widely reported earlier this year that large retail employer ASDA was likely to face significant back-pay and legal costs, after the Appeal Court ruled that 35,000 shop floor workers were undertaking ‘equivalent work’ to higher paid
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