The Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) has recently looked at parental leave and its effect on redundancy payments.

At the beginning of May, the Women and Equalities Select Committee published its response to the government's consultation on extending redundancy protection for women and new parents.

It is direct disability discrimination if an employer treats an employee less favourably than other people because of their disability.

The Working Time Regulations 1998 stem from European law, i.e. the Working Time Directive. The Regulations put limits on the number of working hours a worker can do in a week.

Discrimination arising from disability happens when an employer treats an employee unfavourably because of something that arises because of their disability (and which cannot be objectively justified).