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Under the Equality Act 2010 an employer could be held liable for acts amounting to harassment of their employees even where those acts had been carried out by a third party, including clients and customers of the employer.
Research published by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has found that only 49% of Claimants awarded damages by the Employment Tribunal go on to receive their award in full.
An announcement has been recently made by Jo Swinson, Employment Relations Minister, that section 16 of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (ERRA 2013) will come into force on 6th April 2014.
In a recent case heard before the European Court of Justice, it was decided that the intended mother in a surrogacy arrangement is not entitled to paid maternity leave from her employer.