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...
View ArticleHarriet 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...
View ArticlePeople 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...
View ArticleEscalating 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...
View ArticleBanker 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...
View ArticleEmployers 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...
View ArticleLaw 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....
View Article‘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...
View ArticleTribunal 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.
View ArticleResearch 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...
View ArticleEmployer 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...
View ArticleMedia, 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...
View ArticleUniversity 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...
View ArticleIs 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...
View ArticleCall 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...
View ArticleObesity 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...
View Article‘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:...
View ArticleTattoos 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.
View ArticleEmployer 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...
View ArticleBank 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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