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'Daily nightmare' | The workplace conflict driving disabled employees out of work
Disabled workers have described bullying, deteriorating health and lost confidence...
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'Expensive to get wrong' | 7 in 10 employers falling short on disability and neurodiversity training
New findings also reveal additional shortcomings on whistleblowing awareness and...
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ADHD | HR worker was 'set up to fail' after being made to do payroll from a 'cupboard'
A hotel's only in-house HR worker was stripped of the duties she excelled at and...
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Remote working | WFH employee wins disability discrimination case after 'camera on' instruction
A tribunal has warned employers against rigid camera-on policies after ruling that...
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Inclusion | HR lawyer weighs in after Amazon blocks breastfeeding entrepreneur from business programme over child access rules
A row over access to an Amazon business programme has prompted fresh questions about...
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Comms controversy | How a GIF in a work group chat led to a harassment ruling
An employment tribunal has ruled that an unwanted GIF shared in a workplace group...
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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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