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Race discrimination | £58k payout for Boots pharmacist who was stereotyped as an 'aggressive black man'
This article explores the results of a recent employment tribunal involving claims of racial discrimination,...
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'Sham interviews' | Wells Fargo faces lawsuit from investors for fake DEI interviews
Wells Fargo, its CEO and two other executives at the firm are facing a class action lawsuit after allegedly...
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'Deeply damaging' | Age UK committed age discrimination against job candidate, tribunal rules
After an admin error saw the candidate rejected, the charity tried to justify why the application had...
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£22k dispute | Jet2 worker who quit over 'extreme hairstyle' row loses compensation bid
A former Jet2 cabin crew member who quit following a row over her 'extreme' hairstyle has lost a...
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'Humiliating & degrading' | Bully boss invited female employee on holiday amid barrage of sexual & abusive texts
A bombardment of text messages and constant berating left a worker feeling suicidal, a tribunal...
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'AdultHumanMale' | Protesting worker added 'deliberately provocative' pronouns to email signature
An employee's rebellious use of fake pronouns in his email signature was 'designed to offend', an employment...
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Guidance changes | It's OK to exclude some trans women from 'women only' jobs, says equality watchdog
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has said that UK companies can legally block trans women...
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'Time for change' | Labour unveils 'back to work' plan to 'tackle root causes of worklessness'
The new Work and Pensions Secretary has revealed the Government's plan to get millions of people back...
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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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