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£100k payout | Worker sacked after requesting four-day week
While battling conditions that reduced her energy levels, an employee was delighted when her boss agreed...
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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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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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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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Tribunal win | Worker sacked after 5 days' sick leave following near-fatal allergic reaction
This article looks at the result of a recent employment tribunal dealing with claims of disability d...
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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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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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Confidentiality | Kevin Spacey allegations spark fall out on how to tackle workplace abuse
The Old Vic theatre has been running a programme to tackle workplace malpractice, but experts claim there...
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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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Oxfam | Charity's 'whiteness' survey shines a light on workplace racism discussions
Oxfam has received significant backlash from some staff this week following the reported circulation...
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'Slaves' | Microsoft firm at centre of racist analogy row
A former employee at Microsoft's streaming service Mixer has shared his experiences of racial discrimination...
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£71k payout | Boss wanted to oust middle-aged man in favour of younger candidates
Attempts at diversifying the workplace go awry...
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Sexism row | Tribunal told of 'laddish' office with Nerf gun wars & rubber chicken fights
Colleagues' 'childlike and immature' behaviour in the workplace was exclusionary to women, a former boss...
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