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Working Fathers Receive Pay Rise According to Study

Research from the TUC and an independent think tank has found that worker fathers receive on average, a 21% pay rise during parenthood.

The study, which investigated more than 17,000 employees, found that full-time men who had children had a “21% wage bonus” by the time they were 42 years-old in comparison to men who did not have children at the same age. While the reasons for the rise are not known, the BBC stated that factors such as hours worked, increased efforts and positive discrimination. On average, fathers with children tended to work one hour more than those without a child.

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What is direct discrimination?

Most people are unsure of the law relating to discrimination and when discrimination will be unlawful. The most common type of discrimination is direct discrimination. Direct discrimination occurs where a relevant person such as your employer  treats you differently because of who you are. 

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Court of Appeal rules in disability case

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has welcomed a Court of Appeal ruling that an employer cannot 'simply rubber stamp' an opinion provided by occupational health advisors and must make its own judgment as to whether an employee is disabled.

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