How gender topics set the agenda in 2018

From an international employment law perspective, 2018 has been dominated by gender issues. These range from gender pay gap (GPG) reporting to employers having to respond to an increase in sexual harassment complaints in the wake of the #MeToo movement.

Closer to home, employers have had to grapple with GDPR, the challenges associated with mandatory retirement and the question of whether employees can be legally represented at a disciplinary hearing.

Mandatory retirement

The ...