New laws on equality development welcomed

The Journal Exam prospective employer to work on their health, or pay employees less when based on their sex, could fall foul of the new legislation, warns lawyer Latimer Hinks. Latimer Hinks Lawyers, based in Darlington by Priestgate, recently noted above the law guide Chambers UK and Legal 500. The company has a team of over 50 people serving private and corporate clients. The Equality Act 2010, part of which will come into force on 1 October, aims to harmonize discrimination law across age, disability, sex changes, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation . However, employers should now be familiar with the new elements in the legislation, including a ban on pre-employment health questionnaires, warns Nick Poole, Latimer Hinks Attorneys lawyers, one in Darlington County Durham and longest established law firms. Nick said: "The question of occupational health candidates' banned in Equality Act 2010, with the exception relating to such things as the ability to perform the necessary functions of the papers. "This part of the law also applies to health-based questions on the job application or pre-employment references, and referral of prospective health. Ignoring these changes give employers liable for claims of discrimination from unsuccessful candidates, so real care must be taken. "There is also a section of the Act relating to equal pay. "An employee previously needed to highlight the 'comparator' of the opposite sex to claim they were paid less for the same job on the basis of gender. From when the change will come on October 1, if there is no real comparison exists, employees now make a 'hypothetical comparator', or highlight an alternative to posting. "Clauses in the secrecy, or similar action to stop employees from discussing their wages with co-workers, they have to believe there is discrimination, it is also now prohibited under the Act." Latimer Hinks expertise and range of services covering legal issues surrounding residential property, wills and enduring power of attorney, trusts, estate planning, long term care, tax planning, commercial law, alternative and renewable energy, property and disputes, business Salvage and recovery of debts, separation , retirement, employment, and land ownership. A variety of services, among others designed to cover up the fact that business owners as well as individuals from time to time, require legal assistance in matters such as Wills and inheritance tax planning. In Chambers UK, Latimer Hinks, ranking second in the North East to agriculture and rural affairs section, with partners personally Anne Elliott noted. At the local Estate Estate, Nicola Neilson partners also mentioned. The latest Legal 500, a reference book in the world's largest independent law cited expertise Latimer Hinks' in corporate and commercial, agricultural commercial litigation, and estate, personal tax, trust and probate and commercial properties.