Category: Employment

Freedom of religion — but not of religious practice

There is a fine line that is being danced in ensuring that people are not persecuted for their religion. Nobody should be persecuted or disadvantaged because of religious faith they hold, so long as that religious faith is not in conflict with the organisations they voluntarily belong to. An employer should not discriminate on the Read more…

Bereavement leave for loss of a child

In what might be a world first, the UK is to allow all people who have lost a child two weeks leave. The law will apply to all working parents who lose a child under 18. Losing a child includes some stillbirths. An estimated 10,000 working parents a year suffer the tragedy of childhood mortality. Read more…