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'Treated as a problem' | Football club unlawfully withdrew contract over player's pregnancy, landmark ruling finds
A football club unlawfully withdrew a player's contract after learning she was pregnant,...
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'We're going to act' | Fair Work Agency chief urges workers & public to report labour abuses
Matthew Taylor says the new enforcement body will respond to every complaint as it...
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'Get the basics right' | Employment tribunal backlog tops 530,000 as unfair dismissal & disability claims surge
New employment tribunal figures reveal a growing backlog of cases, with unfair dismissal,...
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'Understand your position' | The EU pay transparency clock is ticking - what does it mean for UK employers?
Expert warns that businesses waiting for local legislation could find themselves...
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Discrimination law | Sharp rise in 'protected beliefs' tribunal cases puts HR on notice
Cases relating to gender-critical views, climate change, politics and anti-vax beliefs...
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Equality Act | WFH refusal for employee with agoraphobia was disability discrimination, tribunal rules
A council unlawfully discriminated against a housing officer with agoraphobia after...
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£234k payout | Health & safety chief on Star Wars show unfairly dismissed after clash over role & authority
A tribunal has awarded more than £234,000 to a health and safety manager on a Star...
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'Tacking inequality' | British Heart Foundation announces zero gender & ethnicity pay gaps in new report
The charity is redoubling its efforts with bold new ambitions to advance equality,...
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Ageism claim | NHS worker wins harassment case after colleague called her 'Auntie'
An NHS worker has won a harassment claim after a colleague repeatedly called her...
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'Degraded & humiliated' | Race harassment victory for Irish employee over 'potato' & 'stupid Paddy' comments
Tribunal finds employee was harassed by boss who repeatedly used derogatory terms...
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'Fanciful' | Claims that police staff were 'members of the KKK' rejected by tribunal
An employment tribunal has rejected a police staff worker's claims that colleagues...
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Inclusion | The Paralympic champion fighting to end the blindness employment gap
Former Paralympic gold medal winner, Chris Holmes, has fought many a battle in his...
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Social gatherings | How a decision not to invite an employee to a work Christmas party ends lead to a tribunal
A tribunal has dismissed a disability discrimination claim brought by an ecologist...
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'Only speak English' | Worker banned from speaking native language on personal call wins race claim
A nuclear worker has won a race discrimination claim after being told he could not...
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Workplace adjustments | Neurodiverse worker awarded £12k after 'outside the box' remark found to be disability harassment
A tribunal has found that a manager's response to a neurodiverse worker's request...
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'It was tolerated' | BBC failed to act on homophobic abuse in the workplace, probe finds
The BBC has apologised to a former radio presenter after an internal probe found...
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'Our voices matter' | Tribunal backs cleaners' race discrimination appeal over delayed pay at Great Ormond Street Hospital
An employment judge has ruled that cleaners at Great Ormond Street Hospital were...
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'Banter' claims rebuffed | Security officer subjected to sexist 'mummy' jibes & 'humiliating' harassment at hospital site, tribunal finds
A security officer has been awarded nearly £69,000 after an employment tribunal...
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'False remarks' | Colleague mocked lecturer's disabilities and fabricated racism allegation, tribunal told
A college psychology lecturer has secured a £177,000 tribunal award after an employment...
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'Closed mind' | The flawed probe into a black nurse accused of sleeping at work that interviewed only white staff
A disciplinary probe into allegations that a black nurse had slept on night shifts...
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