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The Supreme Court has provided two rulings that help clarify the law on indirect discrimination in the workplace.

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled that a decision by several police forces to oblige some of their older officers to retire was not age discrimination as it was the only way to reduce staffing levels following budget cuts.

Thousands of large companies and organisations now have to publish their gender pay gap figures as part of the government's drive to reduce the pay differential between men and women.

Employers can ban the wearing of "any political, philosophical or religious sign" including headscarves as long as the requirement to "dress neutrally" applies to all employees.

A teacher who was dismissed after suffering a long illness following an attack by a pupil has won her discrimination claim.

An employee has protected her pension rights after winning a dispute with the NHS over when her contract came to an end.

Employment law is a fast-changing area and as an employer you need to stay up to date with developments to ensure that you are acting lawfully. Most employment law changes take place in April and October each year. JPP looks at what is happening in April 2017 and what you need to do.

An employee who claimed he was bullied at work has lost his claim for constructive dismissal.

Research recently published by the Competition and Markets Authority shows that 54 per cent of businesses surveyed did not fully understand the rules on unfair terms in consumer contracts. This directly impacts on how businesses treat their customers and is particularly important in order to maintain good customer relations, brand integrity and to avoid costly mistakes which may have wide-reaching consequences for your business. Changing goods or services, increasing the price, or charging excessive cancellation fees may all constitute 'unfair'…

A plumber who carried out jobs on behalf of a plumbing company should be classed as a "worker" under the Employment Rights Act, not a self-employed contractor.