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Welcome to the August edition of our Employment Law Bulletin
Our first article this month provides an update on the progress
of the Employment Rights Bill, focusing on the key amendments
following the report stage in the House of Lords. The Bill is
expected to return to the House of Commons for consideration of
these further amendments before it is passed into law in the
Autumn.
We report on the Court of Appeal case of Leicester City Council
v Parmar which highlights the increased risk of discrimination
claims where processes and decision-making involving employees are
not well documented and lawful motivation for actions cannot be
evidenced in tribunal.
We also cover the interesting County Court case of Haynes
v The English Blackball Pool Federation which
followed the Supreme Court's decision on the meaning of
"sex" in the Equality Act when deciding that a trans
woman pool player had not been discriminated against when she was
excluded from a women's competition.
The next in our series of free virtual Employment Brunch
Briefings takes place online on Tuesday 7 October
2025. In this session, delegates will learn about the work
of Alcoholics Anonymous, including its work with employers. It
would be great to see you there. Please click the link below to
book your place.
Our 34th annual Charity Governance Seminar takes
place in Leeds on 16 October 2025. This event is
designed for senior leaders and trustees from across the charity
sector and will include engaging sessions on topics such as
governance, AI, place based philanthropy, and other pressing issues
facing charities today. Wrigleys' charity law experts will be
joined by brilliant keynote speakers from the sector. This is a day
which charity leaders won't want to miss. Please click the link
below to see the agenda and to secure your place.
Alacoque Marvin
Editor
e: alacoque.marvin@wrigleys.co.uk
t: 0113 204 1148
Recent Articles
Employment Rights Bill - Headline of changes following
House of Lords report stage
Some significant government-backed changes have been made to key
provisions.
Race discrimination: Important lessons for employers
from a recent Court of Appeal case
Failure to preserve documentary evidence and disclose relevant
documents contributed to finding of race discrimination.
Trans woman's exclusion from women's competition
was not gender reassignment discrimination
Judgment follows Supreme Court decision on the meaning of sex under
the Equality Act 2010.
Events
Wrigleys' Employment Brunch Briefing
Myth, Reality and Sobriety: How AA can help staff get sober and
become the best version of themselves
Date: Tuesday 7 October, 2025 | 10:00 -
11:15
Venue: Zoom
Speakers: Ranjan Bhattacharyya, CEO of Alcoholics
Anonymous Great Britain
We invite members of senior leadership teams, trustees involved
in people matters and HR professionals to attend the latest
installment of our Employment Brunch Briefing series.
In this session, delegates will find out more about AA, including
its history and the crucial work it carries out, as well as
learning about how they support employers with signposting
employees to AA. They will also hear from a member of AA about
their personal experience of suffering and recovery from
alcoholism.
Click here for more information or to book
your place
Wrigleys' 34th Annual Charity Governance
Seminar
Date: Thursday 16 October, 2025 | 09:00 -
16:30
Venue: Cloth Hall Court, Quebec Street, Leeds LS1
2HA
Speakers: Ibrahim Hasan, lawyer and director of
Act Now training, Paul Price, trustee for Survivors Against Terror,
Cleveland Henry, chair of trustees for Leeds Community Foundation,
plus colleagues from Wrigleys' charities and social economy
team.
We invite senior leaders and trustees from across the charity
sector to join us in Leeds for our 34th Charity Governance
Seminar. Delegates can expect engaging sessions on topics such as
governance, AI, place based philanthropy, and other pressing issues
facing charities today.
Click here for more information or to book
your place
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