Cutting Corners: Discrimination failures due to legal aid cuts
Legal aid cuts mean discrimination victims cannot get representation in court.
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July 10, 2019
The Answer is No: Court of Appeal rules that it is not discriminatory for companies to pay men and women differently through their maternity and paternity leaves
The Court of Appeal dismissed two sex-discrimination cases, ruling that it is not unlawful for men to be paid less on shared paternity leave (SPL) than women on maternity leave (ML).
July 4, 2019
A Promising Pledge: The Lord Chancellor supports the recent pledge to achieve gender equality in the legal sector
The Lord Chancellor has supported law firms’ pledge to promote gender equality.
June 20, 2019
Revolutionising Recruitment: Rare Launched New ‘Vantage’ Platform
The graduate recruitment specialist Rare has launched a new online platform called Vantage to overcome barriers that prevent talented, diverse candidates from securing roles in the legal sector.
June 14, 2019
Diverse Decision-Making: How Diversity on Boards Can Help Organisations
Companies are starting to understand the benefits of having a diverse span of people at board level.
June 7, 2019
Progress: Women Making History at Ashurst
Ashurst has promoted 21 of its lawyers to Partner around the world in its latest round of promotions. From the cohort, more than half of the group are women, for the second year running. The firm's on course to achieve its target – a 33% female partnership by 2022.
May 31, 2019
A Two-Pronged Attack: GCs Take Action for Diversity
Over 170 general counsel have published what they believe to be the crucial actions to pressure law firms to improve their diversity.
May 24, 2019
Explaining the Gender Pay Gap: Why is it happening and what can be done?
Littler Mendelson (the largest US-based employment law firm) released an article discussing what positive steps firms can take to battle gender inequality.
May 17, 2019
Equal Partners: Herbert Smith Freehills Sets Female Partnership Target
Silver circle law firm Herbert Smith Freehills sets a bold 35% global female partnership target for May 2023.
May 10, 2019
A Difference to NOTICE: City firms urged to set ‘aspirational’ BAME retention targets
Law firm diversity network NOTICED has published its Best Practices Report, which suggests that firms should be setting “aspirational targets” for the recruitment and retention of employees from BAME backgrounds.
April 25, 2019