“The fight for equal pay often pits a lone woman against a very powerful employer. Without the support of other BBC Women and without great legal advice, I would have struggled to get through my own equal pay ordeal. Many women in other workplaces have since told me about their feelings of loneliness and helplessness in confronting pay discrimination. I feel particularly concerned about low paid women who may not be able to afford legal advice, and I hope support from our new Equal Pay Advice Service will help give them the confidence to pursue their rights.”
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Legal review confirmed for handling of state pension age changes 5 December 2018
A campaign group representing women born in the 1950s has won the right to a judicial review into changes to their state pension age.
BBC News has reported that a High Court judge has granted a review into how the government handled the raising of the pension age from 60.
Joanne Welch, from the ‘BackTo60 group’ which brought the case, said she was "absolutely delighted" with the ruling.
For more than 60 years - up until 2010 - women received their state pensions at the age of 60, but that has been rising ever since.
Some women born in the 1950s, who had been expecting to get a state pension at the age of 60, claim they did not know about plans to delay their pensions.
The current state pension age is 65 for men and women, and will rise steadily to 67 by 2028.
The BackTo60 group is calling for all women who were born in the 1950s to be given the same amount of state pension as they would have received had it started at the age of 60. The government has said this would cost more than £70bn and has ruled out the idea.
The judicial review was being sought claiming the pension policy of successive governments "constitutes a gross injustice and is discriminatory".
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) said it would not comment on live legal proceedings.
A date has yet to be set for the next stage of the legal challenge.
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New performance management guidance from Acas 10 December 2018
New research from Acas reveals that one in ten employers said that their performance management system was demotivating for staff. Acas has produced new guidance to help employers.
The research from the survey 'Improvement required?' also revealed that only one in four employers confirmed that their performance management systems are adapted for staff with special needs, disabilities and conditions such as dyslexia and autism.
Acas Chair, Brendan Barber wrote in an article that part of the problem with systems for managing performance is that they often try and be all things to all people. He said:
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