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'Apathy & inaction' | Disney staff stage walk out amid pleas for more LGBT+ staff protection
Disney employees are staging 'virtual' walkouts this week as part of demands for the firm to take...
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Unsafe spaces | More than half of staff have felt excluded at work
More than 50% of workers have felt excluded in their current or former place of work, a new study has...
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Equality fail | Ethnicity & gender still 'major career barriers' for young staff
New research has found that ethnicity is still a barrier when it comes to people from Black, Asian or...
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£22k payout | Worker's 'lazy old white guy' jibe to colleague was racial abuse, judge rules
A worker who experienced "stress and sleepless nights" after being labelled as a “lazy old white guy”...
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'Painful abuse' | Tesla HR accused of punishing staff who complained of 'rampant' racism
HR bosses at Tesla have been accused of ignoring complaints of racism from employees, and instead punishing...
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REVEALED | The shocking pay gap between white, Black & Asian workers
A new report has revealed that a large pay gap exists between ethnic minority employees and their white...
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'Change the subject' | Netflix orders staff not to discuss 'transphobic joke' show controversy
A leaked memo has allegedly revealed Netflix's instructions for staff on how to discuss the recent...
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'Inherently sinister' | Racist staff photo was displayed in firm's office for EIGHT years
A private equity firm reportedly displayed a photo of staff in blackface on its office wall for eight...
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'Fat shaming' | Boss said job candidate's weight was 'off-putting' & made him 'worry for the stairs'
A boss has been criticised for claiming a job candidate was 'too fat' for the role, adding that he...
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Racism row | HR probe into black worker's sex life 'wouldn't have happened if she was white'
The treatment of a black woman, whose workplace assigned an "all-white" panel to investigate her private...
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'Too emotional' | 'Women denied promotions' and shocking gender claims at Sony's PlayStation biz
Consumer electronics giant Sony is facing a lawsuit at its video game brand, alleging incidents of gender...
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'You are nuts' | Morgan Stanley boss blasts employees who aren't back in the office
A boss at Morgan Stanley has admonished young bankers who aren't returning to their offices full time,...
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Transparency | Apple reportedly tells staff to openly discuss pay, in move away from secrecy
Apple, the tech giant known for its secrecy and sanctioning of staff who reveal company information,...
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Workplace barriers | Only 58% of autistic workers reveal their diagnosis to HR
Despite an increased focus on promoting neurodiversity in the workplace, only just over half of autistic...
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Mental health row | Woman claims job offer was rescinded due to her depression
A woman claims a job offer was pulled at the 11th hour after the workplace found out she was suffering...
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Equal Pay Day | Women now working rest of 2021 'for free' - what HR needs to know
Today, November 18, marks the point in the year at which on average, women stop earning money professionally,...
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Transphobia row | BBC boss tells LGBT+ staff: 'get used to hearing views you don't like'
A BBC chief has told LGBT+ staff to get used to hearing views they disagree, amid accusations from its...
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'Victim blaming' | Head of HR wades into workplace racism row with 'coward' email
A Head of HR has waded into a national racism row with a surprising email...
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Unequal | Staggering difference between employment rates of mums compared to dads
New data has shed light on a wide range of issues affecting working mothers and has found that they're...
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REVEALED | UK locations where employees experience MOST discrimination
A new YouGov study has revealed that London is the city where employees face the most discrimination...
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