Author Archives for Simon Martin

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Blog: “Discrimination” – the ever expanding word!

November 11, 2015 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Blog: “Discrimination” – the ever expanding word!

Once of the reasons why I love being an employment lawyer is that there is never a dull moment (no, really) because the law is constantly changing and evolving. Discrimination law as a prime example. It just can’t sit still,... Read more


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Blog: To beard or not to beard?

October 14, 2015 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Blog: To beard or not to beard?

By Simon Martin I noticed the first mince pie display in my local supermarket earlier this month. As we hurtle towards the festive period (has it started already?) we’ll soon be arriving at “Movember”. To the uninitiated, it’s a month... Read more


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Blog: No smoking (policy) without fire

July 20, 2015 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Blog: No smoking (policy) without fire

In my colleague Joanne’s recent blog she mentioned that companies, and in particular HR departments, often find themselves at the sharp end when dealing with cultural shifts. Here’s another recent development for the long suffering HR manager to wrestle with:... Read more


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Blog: The sense of injustice

July 16, 2015 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Blog: The sense of injustice

I’ll be writing about Tribunal fees and their effect in a future blog, but right now I’d like to highlight one impact of the introduction of the Tribunal fees, namely that the proportion of discrimination claims in the Tribunal Service... Read more