On 14 July 2026 the government published a consultation, which marks a potentially significant reform of the UK’s equal pay and wider pay discrimination framework. This is a significant step, and it is perhaps no coincidence that it has been launched shortly after the implementation deadline for the EU Pay Transparency Directive.
The proposed strategy is divided into two key phases. In Phase 1, the government is seeking views on measures which it says are aimed at “fixing the [current] system”. Phase 2 is focused on broadening protections to close gaps in the law, focusing on pay discrimination on the basis of race and disability.
The Northern Ireland Fair Employment Tribunal has dismissed claims of political opinion discrimination, harassment and constructive unfair dismissal. The Claimant was employed by the Respondent as an Inclusion/Audience Development Coordinator. She holds “gender critical beliefs”, which were accepted by both parties to constitute a political opinion for the purposes of the Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998. On 16 April 2023, the Claimant spoke at a ‘Let Women Speak” rally, without obtaining permission from the Respondent to do so. The Claimant received significant backlash online, which included comments querying the Respondent’s stance on the Claimant’s comments at...
KUALA TERENGGANU: Three Rahmah Sales Programme (PJRM) operators in Terengganu have been suspended after being found guilty of violating operational guidelines, including submitting false subsidy c...