Category Archives: Equality

Binary arithmetic

Posted on July 31, 2020 by wonkypolicywonk

News that the global Covid19 lockdown has led to two pandas in Hong Kong Zoo mating for the first time in ten years seems as good a reason as any for me to blog, for the first time, about sex. … Continue reading →

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ET claims: no sign of the end of garbage press reports

Posted on May 26, 2020 by wonkypolicywonk

Previously on this blog, I have noted that this year sees the 50th anniversary of the passing of the Equal Pay Act 1970. And I suppose it was only to be expected that one or more law firms would use … Continue reading →

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Shared Parental Leave: No need for candles

Posted on May 5, 2020 by wonkypolicywonk

Until it got wiped out by the Covid19 pandemic, this year was a busy one for #ukemplaw anniversaries. And many of them are (or, at least, were) a cause for celebration: the Equal Pay Act 1970 is 50 years old … Continue reading →

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Mind the (Gender Pay) Gap

Posted on January 17, 2018 by wonkypolicywonk

While I don’t suppose it will protect me from accusations of ‘mansplaining’, I am going to preface this blog with two pre-emptive statements. Firstly, I am wholly committed to eliminating sex discrimination in the workplace, unequal pay, and the gender … Continue reading →

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Give me six. Why not?

Posted on July 7, 2017 by wonkypolicywonk

Extend the time limit for submitting an employment tribunal claim – from three months to six months – in cases of pregnancy or maternity discrimination. Hmmm. Yep, I was pretty sceptical when serious people – including Equality & Human Rights … Continue reading →

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Lies, damned lies, and co-authored articles in the Guardian

Posted on April 29, 2016 by wonkypolicywonk

In “The Truman Show” – the film in which the eponymous hero comes to realise he is living in a constructed reality television show – Truman Burbank first suspects his marriage is a sham when he finds a wedding photo … Continue reading →

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New research: 95% of journalists don’t know their **** from their elbow

Posted on April 7, 2016 by wonkypolicywonk

Confirmation bias was much in evidence earlier this week, when a small tsunami of press and media reports of a new ‘research’ report by My Family Care on the little-loved Shared Parental Leave – and in particular the report’s headline … Continue reading →

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