Employment Law intro

Question 0

Era 1996=

Answer 0

Consolidating act & unified - UD industrial relation

RO - redundancy payments act 1965

Question 1

Quiz q - what did we agree in tp1

Answer 1

A consolidating act - is so called prior to its enactment , each type of claim in that area of law was covered by its own act

Question 2

But what act United the separate acts for each type of discrimination such as the

Answer 2

Sex discrim act 1925
Race relations act 1976
Disability discrim act 1995

Question 3

Equality act 2010 replaced which acts?

Answer 3

Sex discrim act 1925
Race relations act 1976
Disability discrim act 1995
Equal pay act

Question 4

Also replaced?

Answer 4

Regulations concerned with stoppping discrim on the groined of age , religion or belief and sexual discrim

Question 5

What does ea also do

Answer 5

Protects people from discrim is assoc with someone who has 1 I’d pcharc ( worker cares for disabled child) & protecred by the perception - discrim rah even if not

Question 6

Act also do 3

Answer 6

Protects people from discrim in relation 2 9 protected characreeiscs

Question 7

Act also 4

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Tries to reconcile potential conflict btw protecting rel- and protecred les gah transgender form such discrim

Question 8

How do we satisfy def of discrim against someone if we treat them less favorably in respect of 1 or more of a list of 9 aspect

Answer 8

Q is what is less favorable treatment

Question 9

What is the answer to that

Answer 9

Less fav = prohib conduct

Question 10

What are the 9 aspects known as

Answer 10

Protecred characteristics

Question 11

For which 1 of the following reasons can we bring a discrim claim

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Our looks including our size
Our age
Our personality

Our age

Question 12

How many of ouch can we name

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Age 
Disability 
Gender reassignment 
Marriage and civil o 
Pregnancy and maternity 
Race 
Religion or belief 
Sex and sexual orientation

Question 13

Discover in lec- a certain period of ce is not an eligibility req to claim discrim spans with wrongful dismissal -

Answer 13

We can bring a discrim claim on our 1 st day st work but can we bring a discrim claim

Before our employment has begun
After our emolument has ended

Question 14

What about this?

Answer 14

You can bring claim 1st day of work for discrim not ce- yes to both

Question 15

When might we bring claim b4

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If for e.g we believe the reason we were unsuccessful in our job aopl is be the job adv made it clear the employee wanted someone of a diff gender

Question 16

What is meant if we might bring after employment ended

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Eg we feel we have been unsuccessful in our search ofr a new job bc our previous employer has written ya terrible reference bc our religious beliefs

Question 17

If acting for an employer we should?

Answer 17

Advise it to be extemely careful about the wording it chooses for job ads

Question 18

What does act 5 say

Answer 18

Employer should also be careful about where it places a job ad

Question 19

What about this act

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On the many potential pitfalls employers fade when conducting apparently straightforward task of writing and placing job ad

Question 20

We hVe to decide on which of 9 pchs listed in?

Answer 20

S4 ea on unsuccessful application for the job might base a claim

Question 21

What 1st?

Answer 21

The employer publishes a job as on social media asking for dynamic and energetic individuals to apply

Question 22

The employer publishes a job as on social media asking for dynamic and energetic individuals to apply what is the answer to this

Answer 22

Older people - bring claim- age

• less likely to look on social m than younger
• argue req 4 applicants to be dynamic and energ could be perceived old people may as well not apply

Question 23

The employer pubclishes a job ad stating that applicants below 6ft talk need to apply

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• height not amongst 9 pcs listed in s4 ea
• females might bring claim based on och of sex
  -star show up 6ft than females
  Females could inspects as indies fly admitting make applicants preferred

Question 24

3a the employer publishes job as asking for aplicanrs who are prepared to work v long hours

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• females might bring claim sex
  Singles mothers I world more realms that single father
• so req long he’s - indirectly admitting male app prefreee

Question 25

General principles of U.K. discrim law?

Answer 25

Led many U.K. employees to suggest ea make point at which el pending- began back 1960 agreed in 2 favor employer found in fack our of employee

Question 26

Those general pendunlum - are as follows m?

Answer 26

• discrim claim does not even need to be an employee be a worker not use an employee can bring a discrim claim

Recall - only an employee can bring any or all 3 claims - namely wd - ud and r p

Unlike the era - the ea permits any worker to bring a claim

Re discrim law claims there Is therefore no need for ya to apply case law as ready mixed concerted to establish whether a claimant is an employee

Question 27

So what do you not need to be

Answer 27

An employee - to bring a discrim claim - just need to be a worker

Question 28

What does it underline

Answer 28

Underlined the important of the ongoing he really driver gig economy case