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EHRC consultation | Equality watchdog seeks employers' views on workplace sexual harassment guidance
Britain's equality watchdog has launched a consultation with employers on an update to its technical...
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'That's my girl' | Apple worker who took secret pics of female colleague was unfairly sacked
Despite the shocking actions, an employment tribunal ruled that the tech giant did not follow correct...
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D&I concerns | Nearly 4 in 10 HRDs say their business is falling behind in diversity
Almost four in every 10 Chief HR Officers feel their organisation is falling behind when it comes to...
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General Election 2024 | What Labour's landslide victory means for employers
Following an emphatic victory for Labour at the polls, we look at their plans for employers as well as...
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£90k payout | Mum had job offer rescinded after firm realised her children's ages
A tribunal has ruled that a decision to pull a mum's job offer was directly linked to her having two...
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Inclusion | Sainsbury's rapped after sick manager omitted from International Men's Day post
A Sainsbury's manager has won a disability discrimination tribunal after being left out of a social...
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PFA probe | Players' union set to question Manchester United's handling of women's team
Recent reports of booting the women's team out of their training hub, in favour of the men's team, has...
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Report | White collar workers converse differently because of DEI programmes
According to new research, workplace DEI initiatives and programmes have led to a shift in white collar...
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Cost-of-living crisis | 1 in 5 LGBTQ+ workers have skipped meals or gone without food
A fifth of LGBTQ+ workers report having missed meals or going without food in the last year, according...
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Discrimination case | Orange employee sues for not getting work despite receiving full pay for 20 years
An employee sued her former employer for not giving her any work, despite being given a full salary for...
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£26k payout | Solicitor made redundant after telling bosses she was pregnant
A solicitor who was made redundant just weeks after telling her boss she was pregnant has won more than...
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Just banter? | Apple worker's Covid joke to Chinese colleague was not grounds for sacking, tribunal rules
Banter and explicit language were 'embraced' by staff at the Apple store where the incident occurred,...
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'Talk about it' | Staff call on employers for greater menstrual health awareness
New research has shed light on the demand for greater understanding of menstrual health in the...
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£60k payout | Teacher who refused school transfer due to menopause symptoms was unfairly sacked
A teacher was sacked after refusing to move schools over fears it would exacerbate her menopause symptoms,...
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'Clearly offensive' | Officer sacked after singing homophobic version of 'Last Christmas'
A police officer who altered the lyrics of Last Christmas to a “clearly homophobic & offensive” version...
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'Degrading & offensive' | Boss rapped for repeatedly mispronouncing salesman's Hindi name
A British-Indian salesman's manager repeatedly mispronounced his name despite being told the correct...
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Pride Month | Almost half of LGBTQ+ workers still face discrimination at work
Almost half of LGBTQ+ workers say they have faced discrimination or prejudice at work due to their sexuality...
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Mental health | Morning meeting put bipolar Amazon worker at 'substantial disadvantage'
An Amazon worker with severe anxiety and bipolar disorder was unfairly treated by being required to attend...
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'Swimming to UK' | Worker sacking over controversial 'Syrian refugee' WhatsApp joke ruled unfair
A Home Office worker accused of making a joke about refugees swimming to the UK has been ruled unfairly...
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Disability discrimination | Deaf man seeking work awarded £50k after years of mistreatment by Jobcentre officials
A deaf man has been awarded nearly £50,000 by an employment tribunal after suffering years of mistreatment...
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