Discrimination Law in 2018
The authoritative review of the most dynamic area of employment law
Presented by the Equality and Human Rights Commission Scotland in association with Michael Rubenstein Conferences Ltd
Monday 29 January 2018, Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh
Conference devised and chaired by Michael Rubenstein
- Keynote address: Discrimination Law in 2018
Her Honour Judge Jennifer Eady QC, Senior Judge, Employment Appeal Tribunal
- The Scottish Government’s Equality Agenda
Jamie Hepburn MSP, Minister for Employability and Training
- Disability Discrimination: Recent Developments
Sean Jones QC, 11 KBW Chambers
- Sex and Race Discrimination: Recent Case Law
Karon Monaghan QC, Matrix Chambers
- Pregnancy, Maternity and Parental Rights
Rachel Crasnow QC, Cloisters Chambers
- Discrimination because of Religion or Belief and Sexual Orientation Discrimination
Robin Allen QC, Cloisters Chambers
- Equal Pay and Age Discrimination
Rebecca Tuck, Old Square Chambers
Why attend the Discrimination Law in 2018 conference
Discrimination continues to be the most dynamic part of our employment law. Each month brings new developments of practical importance for policies and procedures. No one who advises on employment law or equal opportunities can afford not to keep abreast of these vital changes and their implications for compliance.
Join Michael Rubenstein and six of Britain’s leading discrimination law experts for a very special and exciting day: we will first hear Jamie Hepburn MSP, the Minister for Employability and Training, on the Scottish Government’s equality agenda. Our keynote speaker is HHJ Jennifer Eady QC, senior judge at the Employment Appeal Tribunal. Sean Jones QC will explore the latest appellate cases on disability discrimination. Karon Monaghan QC will look at recent sex and race cases including the implications of the Supreme Court’s decision on indirect discrimination. New decisions from the Court of Justice of the European Union on pregnancy discrimination will be covered in Rachel Crasnow QC’s session on pregnancy, maternity and parental rights. Among the decisions to be analysed in Robin Allen QC’s presentation on religious and sexual orientation are the European Court’s decisions in the Islamic veil cases. Finally, Rebecca Tuck will be covering the latest developments both in equal pay and in age discrimination case law.
There will be comprehensive documentation for you to take away and refer to over the coming months.
Programme
09.00Registration and coffee
09.50The Scottish Government’s Equality Agenda
Jamie Hepburn MSP, Minister for Employability and Training
10.10Discrimination Law in 2018
Keynote address by Her Honour Judge Jennifer Eady QC, Senior Judge, Employment Appeal Tribunal
10.55Coffee
11.15 Disability Discrimination: Recent Developments
- Who is disabled? Taylor v Ladbrokes Betting and Gaming Ltd
- Discrimination arising from disability: Court of Appeal decisions in O’Brien v Bolton St Catherine’s Academy and Williams v Swansea University Pension & Assurance Scheme
- The reasonable adjustment duty: implications of the Supreme Court’s decision in FirstGroup v Paulley
- Disability-related harassment
Sean Jones QC, 11 KBW Chambers
12.00Sex and Race Discrimination: Recent Case Law
- The Supreme Court’s decision on employment tribunal fees and its implications
- Direct discrimination burden of proof: Efobi v Royal Mail Group
- Proving disparate impact: the Supreme Court’s decision in Essopand Naeem
- Indirect discrimination in the CJEU – JyskeFinans
Karen Monaghan QC, Matrix Chambers
12.45Lunch
13.30Pregnancy, Maternity and Parental Rights
- Pregnancy and health and safety: the Otero Ramos case
- Pregnancy and maternity discrimination: latest case law
- Shared parental leave where the law now stands
- Employment rights of foster carers
Rachel Crasnow QC, Cloisters Chambers
14.15Discrimination because of Religion or Belief and Sexual Orientation Discrimination
- Dress and appearance rules: implications of CJEU decisions on Islamic headscarves
- The “gay cakes” case in the Supreme Court
- Sexual orientation discrimination: latest decisions
- Retrospectivity of survivors’ benefits for same-sex couples
Robin Allen QC, Cloisters Chambers
15.00Break
15.15Equal Pay and Age Discrimination
- Gender pay gap reporting: how the law is working
- Equal pay claims against supermarkets: recent case law
- Interpreting the job evaluation defence: Armstrong v Glasgow City Council
- Age discrimination: latest decisions from the Court of Justice
Rebecca Tuck, Old Square Chambers
16.00Close of conference
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