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Discrimination | Starbucks caught in racism row despite training
The coffee chain has found themselves embroiled in a second racism row after an employee asked for a...
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Diversity | Microsoft slammed for 'discriminatory hiring'
In an internal message board, numerous Microsoft employees questioned the firm's pro-diversity stance...
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'Multiple issues' | HR 'IGNORED' by Amazon CEO in discrimination firing scandal
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy allegedly ignored HR recommendations to fire a top executive accused of discriminatory...
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£25k tribunal | Worker returns from maternity leave to find office shut down
A worker has been awarded more than £25,000 after her employer shut down her office without informing...
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Ageism row | HR worker, 45, felt victimised by younger colleagues who rebuffed her Christmas party suggestion
A HR advisor reported staff in their 20s were 'negative and derisive' towards her while discussing potential...
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Sex discrimination | Exec wins claim against 'old boys' network'
An employment tribunal heard that a high-performing sales executive was 'pushed aside for an old boys'...
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Discrimination | Domino's worker lost his job after racial slur
An employee wrote racial slurs on a colleague's pizza box, which later resulted in the worker losing...
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Controversial 'joke' | Netflix suspends trans worker who crashed exec meeting to protest comedy show
Netflix has reportedly suspended a band of employees for crashing an executive meeting to protest a new...
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Discrimination | Top Vogue boss racially profiled at work
In recent months, the BLM movement has had a significant effect on the working world. Major corporations...
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Racism | Sensitivity training for Prada staff after racism incident
The training initiative comes as part of a settlement deal with the New York City Commission on Human...
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Maternity leave | Worker 'not invited' to virtual work Xmas party
While Christmas parties can be a good opportunity to get teams of staff together, one employee who is...
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Lawsuit | Robert De Niro sued by ex-worker for 'gender discrimination'
'Robert De Niro is someone who has clung to old mores. He does not accept the idea that men should treat...
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Free speech row | Firm taken to tribunal after pulling job offer over candidate's LGBT+ social media posts
A candidate's 'dream job' offer was allegedly withdrawn after the company found his comments on LGBT+...
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Harassment | Boots pharmacist at tribunal claims they couldn't be racist as they 'have black friends'
A Boots pharmacist who was stereotyped as an 'aggressive black man' by a colleague has won a racial...
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'Woke thing' | Ex-BBC presenter suggests he was dismissed for being '65, white and male'
Veteran sports pundit suggests his age, gender and race were key...
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'Daily' slurs | Tesla HR boss HITS BACK online after firm's £100m racial abuse payout
Tesla must pay £100m for failing to stop a black former worker from being racially abused, the BBC...
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'A barrier we must dissolve' | Over half of people fear talking about D&I at work
New research has revealed that more than half of people (55%) say they are too scared to talk about D&I...
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Ditching diversity | ASOS drops DEI bonus targets - execs told to focus on profit instead
The online fashion and cosmetics retailer, ASOS, has come under scrutiny after scrapping diversity targets...
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City of London Corp | D&I director sues firm for race discrimination against herself and almost 200 employees
This article talks about race discrimination within the workplace, and diversity and inclusion.
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Britain's Got Talent | Amanda Holden & judges in gender pay gap row
The latest case to come to light is on the set of the successful long-running TV show Britain's Got...
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