Our monthly employment law round up.
Employers have a long way to go to support women going through menopause
A recent survey commissioned by ACAS has found that a third of employers felt they were either not that well equipped or not equipped at all to support women going through the menopause. Another 21% said they did not know how well equipped they were. When it came to confidence in managers having the necessary skills similar numbers were not very or not at all confident, with 17% not knowing.
On 12 October, the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Menopause published its report on the impacts of menopause and the case for policy reform. Findings included that the current lack of guidance and legislation means many employers do not have the tools they need to ensure they can support menopausal women. The report also found that menopause not being a protected characteristic and the fact that it is not currently possible to make claims based on combining protected characteristics (such as a sex and age discrimination claim) makes it easy for employers to overlook their obligations and difficult for those who face discrimination to obtain redress.
ICO opens consultation on draft guidance on monitoring at work
The Information Commissioner's Office ("ICO") has published its draft guidance on monitoring at work. The draft guidance is subject to a consultation that will run until 11 January 2023. This document is the first of the anticipated guidance on employment practices to...
A video shared by journalist Piyush Rai on September 29, Wednesday, showed several police officials watching and recording certain female performers dancing during the Baba Lat Bhairav baarat proc...