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Mental health discrimination Bill hailed as a ‘fantastic moment’

A BILL which reached the final Parliamentary stages this week has been hailed as “a fantastic moment for people with mental health problems and a big step towards breaking down the prejudice and...

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Harriet Harman calls for a rethink on Equality Act dual discrimination clause

HARRIET HARMAN, Labour’s deputy leader, is calling for a rethink of the Government decision not to introduce the dual discrimination clause of the Equality Act. Bringing in the dual discrimination...

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People with disabilities twice as likely to be attacked at work

EMPLOYEES with disabilities are twice as likely to be attacked at work and experience higher rates of insults, ridicule and intimidation, a new study has found. Researchers from the Cardiff School of...

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Escalating levels of illegal discrimination against working mothers revealed

ONE in seven women are made redundant after taking maternity leave, says a story in the Observer today. It says a survey revealed “Women are suffering escalating levels of illegal discrimination at...

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Banker says she lost new job because of discrimination claim against previous...

A WOMAN has told an Employment Tribunal how she was fired from her new job at a City bank when her employers discovered she was launching a discrimination claim alleging sexism against another bank...

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Employers failing to prevent discrimination against cancer patients

MORE than a third of cancer patients have suffered some form of discrimination when returning to work after treatment, either from colleagues or their employers. That is one of the findings of a new...

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Law firm discriminated against pregnant trainee

A TRAINEE lawyer has succeeded in her claim for discrimination against a City law firm where she was denied a permanent role after becoming pregnant during the later stages of her training contract....

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‘Lads’ mags’ display in stores could breach Equality Act say lawyers

DISPLAY of so-called “lads’ mags” in retail stores – which are also workplaces – could be a breach of the Equality Act 2010, a group of equality lawyers have said. In a letter to the Guardian, the...

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Tribunal awards women aggravated damages of more than £81,000

AN EMPLOYER has been ordered to pay aggravated damages of more than £81,000 to two women who won their claims of sexual orientation discrimination at an Employment Tribunal. The full story is here.

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Research shows ‘the Equality Act is failing working mothers’ claim

NEW findings that one in four mothers who returned to work felt they had been discriminated against by their employers has brought a call for a “wholesale cultural shift” in UK workplaces. Karen...

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Employer ordered to pay woman with bowel disorder nearly £60,000 compensation

AN IRISH employer has been ordered to pay a woman who suffers from a serious bowel disorder nearly £60,000 in compensation for discrimination and  told to give her an office of her own near toilet...

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Media, arts and entertainment industries hotspots for workplace bullying

THE media, arts and entertainments industries are hotspots for workplace bullying with more than half of four thousand workers who responded to a survey saying they had been bullied, harassed or...

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University faces £700,000 pay discrimination claim

A GROUP of men has launched a discrimination claim said to be worth in excess of £700,000 against a university, alleging they were all underpaid compared with female counterparts. Their solicitor told...

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Is obesity a disability covered by EU discrimination laws?

LATER this week a court will be asked to decide whether EU workplace discrimination laws cover discrimination on grounds of obesity. The Court of Justice of the European Union  will, on Thursday, be...

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Call for ‘complete re-write’ of Met Police equality procedures

THE lawyer of Pc Carol Howard, the Metropolitan Police office who has won her discrimination claim against the force, has called for a complete re-write of the Met’s equality procedures and an...

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Obesity can be a disability

SEVERE obesity can be considered as a disability, but EU law does not include a general principle prohibiting employers from discriminating on grounds of obesity in the labour market. That’s the gist...

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‘Dinosaur’ employers slammed

EMPLOYERS who admitted they would rather hire men than women to avoid maternity leave issues have been described as “dinosaurs” by employment relations minister Jo Swinson. She told the Guardian:...

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Tattoos and employment discrimination

PEOPLE with a penchant for body art want the law changed to protect them from discrimination by employers, according to this BBC story.

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Employer attitude to pregnant women is ‘stuck in a 1970s time warp’

SACKING, bullying and side-lining of expectant mothers by employers is commonplace, a report published yesterday by the TUC claims. Poor employer attitudes towards mums-to-be can be seen from the rise...

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Bank discrimination allegations case is settled before employment tribunal...

A MULTI-MILLION pound discrimination claim has been settled out of court by Goldman Sachs, it has been announced this week on the day the employment tribunal case was scheduled to start. More here...

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