Welcome to the summer edition of our Equality News. Since our last edition we have seen the first significant tranche of new rights being brought into force via the Employment Rights Act 2025. This included paternity leave and unpaid parental leave becoming day 1 rights, a new right to 52 weeks unpaid bereaved partner's leave, new menopause guidance and the introduction of action plans on gender equality on a voluntary basis for larger employers.
This month we have an update on action taken by the EHRC following the For Women Scotland judgment, including progress with the EHRC Services Code of Practice and details of the enforcement action that has been taken by the EHRC in connection with workplace access to single-sex spaces. We also discuss why employers might want to publish gender equality action plans before the requirement becomes mandatory and look at what the future holds for the use of non-disclosure agreements. There is also a brief update on the changes to the "Vento guidelines" on compensation for injury to feelings.
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