4th November 2021 – Menopause Discrimination in the Workplace

Thursday 4th November 2021 – 1:00pm-2:00pm
Remote via Zoom Webinar
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FREE

About this Event
Our speaker will discuss Menopause discrimination in the workplace and the current law and proposals, focusing on relevant tribunal cases. The subject of menopause in the workplace is becoming increasingly topical at the moment so we are pleased to have Declan O’Dempsey speak to us on this subject.

Declan O’Dempsey BL
Declan O’Dempsey is a barrister with Cloisters Chambers and specialises in complex and sensitive employment, discrimination, public and regulatory law. He is a former member of the Bar Council’s Law Reform Committee, former vice chair of the Bar Standards Board’s Equality and Diversity Committee and of the Bar Council’s EDC and now member of the latter. He is also a Founding member of Halsbury’s Law Exchange, legal think tank.

Questions
At the end of the webinar, we will host a Q&A session, where Declan will take questions from attendees. Whilst there will be a live Q&A function during the webinar, we would welcome questions in advance. Please email any questions by midday on Monday 1st November 2021 to employmentlawyersgroupni@gmail.com.

22nd September 2021 – Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace

by Employment Lawyers Group

Wednesday 22nd September 2021 – 1:00pm-2:00pm
Remote via Zoom Webinar
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About the Event
We are delighted to welcome Fiona Cassidy and James Davies of Lewis Silkin as speakers. Our two speakers will review the increasing importance of Artificial Intelligence in the workplace. They will provide an insight into the concepts involved including how bias and discrimination arise in algorithms and how these are impacting the workplace. They will provide an introduction to the litigation that is occurring in this developing area.

Fiona Cassidy
Fiona is Partner/Consultant in Lewis Silkin (N.I.) LLP. She was a founder member of Jones Cassidy Brett Solicitors which recently merged with Lewis Silkin. Fiona has specialised in employment and discrimination law for over 30 years and in recent years has taken a keen interest in data protection law.

James Davies
James is a founder partner of Lewis Silkin’s employment practice nearly 30 years ago. He has a particular interest in discrimination law and has co-chaired the Employment Lawyers Association’s working group on artificial intelligence and employment law.

Slides
Thank you to all who attended the event. The slides are available on our Previous Seminars page.

16th June 2021 – Overview of the Article 2 commitment and the Dedicated Mechanism

by Employment Lawyers Group

Wednesday 16th June 2021 – 1:00pm-2:00pm
Remote via Zoom Webinar
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About the Event
This webinar will provide a discussion on the Article 2 commitment and the Dedicated Mechanism.
Under the EU/UK Withdrawal Agreement, the UK has committed in Article 2 of the Northern Ireland Protocol to ensuring that certain equality and human rights in Northern Ireland will continue to be protected after Brexit. The UK government created a “Dedicated Mechanism” comprising of the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission. This webinar will provide an overview of the Article 2 commitment and the Dedicated Mechanism.
The talk will be jointly given by Éilis Haughey, Head of Services, Dedicated Mechanism at the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission and Roisin Mallon, Director, Dedicated Mechanism Unit, Equality Commission for Northern Ireland.
At the end of the webinar, we will host a Q&A session, where Éilis and Roisin will take questions from attendees.

Whilst there will be a live Q&A function during the webinar, we would welcome questions in advance. Please email any questions by midday on 15th June 2021 to employmentlawyersgroupni@gmail.com.

Further information on the Dedicated Mechanism Unit is available here.

Slides
Thank you to all who attended the event. The slides are available on our Previous Seminars page.

27th May 2021 – Worker Status with Jason Galbraith-Marten QC

by Employment Lawyers Group

Thursday 27th May 2021 – 1:00pm-2:00pm
Remote via Zoom Webinar
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About the Event
This webinar will provide a discussion on the worker status and in particular, the impact of the recent decision of the Supreme Court in Uber BV and Others vs Aslam and others. We are delighted to welcome Jason Galbraith-Marten QC, Senior Counsel for Uber as speaker.
This webinar will be in two parts. Our speaker will summarise the recent Uber decision and give an insight into how he believes it will impact the issue of worker status going forward. We will then have a Q&A session, where Jason will field questions from attendees on employee / worker status issues.
Whilst there will be a live Q&A function during the webinar, we would welcome questions in advance. Please send any questions to before 25/05 midday to employmentlawyersgroupni@gmail.com.

Jason Galbraith-Marten QC
Jason Galbraith-Marten QC is a member at Cloisters Chambers in London. He was called to the Bar in 1991, taking Silk in 2014. Jason has established himself as one of the UK’s most respected practitioners in employment and equality law, garnering a reputation as the leading expert on worker status issues. He has appeared in a significant number of leading employment cases including the Uber decision, Varnish v British Cycling Federation and Dewhurst v Citysprint UK Ltd.