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Eversheds layoff programme ‘unfair’ to male associate

Upon the basis that this story didn't come from me it appears Eversheds PR dept think the firm needs some spin in this regard. "...our decision to act to ensure an employee on maternity leave was not disadvantaged." An employment partner early in the redundancy process stated to me that the firm was acting on a risk mangagement basis so as not to give a woman on maternity leave any chance of taking legal proceedings against them. There were only the two of us in the redundancy pool and the issue of lock-up could have been approached fairly in many ways. However the risk mangement process seemed to dictate that was not relevant. Eversheds then belatedly tried to shore-up the fairness of their risk management policy by a highly improbable interpretation of s2(2) SDA.

4-May-2010

11:19 am