This booklet, written by Lucy Vickers, an acknowledged expert in the field, critically evaluates the scope of the Employment Equality (Religion and Belief) Regulations 2003 and looks at how the Regulations interact with the European Convention on Human Rights. The aim of the publication is to act as a guide to the main provisions of the Regulations and to assess what they mean for both religious and secular employers and workers. The author covers indirect and direct discrimination, harassment and victimisation and discusses the question of justification and proportionality.

This new publication by Anna Pollert links the decline in the number of workers covered by a union agreement with an increase in the vulnerability of workers. The author argues that ‘individualising’ work problems and ‘externalising’ possible solutions fail to address the problems of isolated, vulnerable workers.

BY JENNIFER EADY, BETSAN CRIDDLE AND REBECCA TUCK

As the authors of this year’s Labour Law Review note - the labour law year 2006-07 saw a number of notable case, particularly in the field of equal pay, guidance on the burden of proof in discrimination claims and the first trickle of cases from new heads of discrimination including age and religion and belief.

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