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Best practice? | Aviva ousts HR Chief on maternity leave
The legality of practices at Aviva have been called into question...
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Discrimination | Should vegans be exempt from tea rounds?
Are you inadvertently subjecting a colleague to discrimination in the workplace...
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‘Hidden epidemic' | 7 in 10 LGBT+ employees report being sexually harassed at work
New research from the TUC has found that 68% of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT+) people...
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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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Gender pay gap | Pay packet difference closes by 5%
The gender pay gap is closing, but by a very small margin...
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Equality | Gender parity still a major issue for business
There is not enough representation of women...
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Sex discrimination | Pregnant policewoman stripped of duties wins discrimination case
PC Natalie Town's superiors gave her desk-bound duties despite...
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Equality | What does International Women's Day mean for HR?
HR Grapevine spoke with Hilton's HR Director to find out their plans for....
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Disability | How do Workplace Adjustment Passports support disabled employees?
Philip Wilson, Chief Psychologist and Chief Assessor at Civil Service told HR Grapevine...
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Workers' rights | Google employees now able to sue firm
'This victory never would have happened if workers hadn't banded together,' said...
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Equality | Gender pay gap grows at hundreds of UK firms
Big firms whose gap has grown wider since last year include Kwik Fit, Npower and Virgin Atlantic...
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Sexism | Outrage at HSBC as women offered vacuum cleaners in staff deal
Men were offered laptops and cameras, while women were presented with kitchen appliances...
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Equality | Morrisons hit with legal action over gender pay gap
"Female roles have been underpaid for a long time...
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Diversity & Inclusion | Amazon overhauls 'all-white' leadership with Starbucks star
Does leadership diversity lead to a boost in revenue?
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Gender equality | BBC hired woman presenter because of 'pressure from the top'
Former Radio 2 Presenter Simon Mayo said that Jo Wiley was hired so the BBC could be...
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Discrimination | £16m awarded to worker after being forced to work Sundays
'No work on Sunday, because Sunday I honour God,' Marie Jean Pierre told...
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Inclusion | Businesses failing to put disabilities on their leadership agenda
With more than half of C-Suite executives failing to recognise the importance of disability inclusion......
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Misconduct | Airline employees criticised for laughing at 5-year old passenger
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