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01 May 2008
Issue: 7319 / Categories: Legal News , Discrimination , Employment , Commercial
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Sex shock

In Brief

Most UK bosses discriminate against female job applicants that they know intend to start a family, new research from the Employment Law Advisory Services reveals. The study shows over 75% of managers would not take on a woman if they knew she intended to become pregnant within six months of starting a job. Indeed, some even asked candidates during interviews if they plan to begin a family—even though this is banned under sex discrimination law: 52% of managers admitted weighing up the chances of a candidate getting pregnant, considering factors such as a woman’s age and marital status.

Issue: 7319 / Categories: Legal News , Discrimination , Employment , Commercial
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal expands Midlands residential development team

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes

NEWS
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee
Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE
The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition
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