When the Commission for Equality and Human Rights comes into being the unions are expecting to play an important role in its regional outposts.  More...
18 July 2006 08:01

Supermarket giant bids to extend its workforce's working knowledge of religions operating in UK.  More...
24 April 2006 09:03

A muslim worker has accused a major accountancy firm of ditching her once it knew of her arranged marriage.  More...
04 April 2006 14:52

This week: The silent majority  More...
14 February 2006 00:00

To ensure that employers are aware of the main holy days for 2006, www.multiculturalcalendars.com has produced a timetable of the key dates for selected religious groups  More...
20 December 2005 00:00

Paul Menham of law firm Gordons outlines what the Employment Equality Regulations 2003 mean for employers and staff  More...
21 September 2005 15:00

Allen & Overy’s associate Linda Okeke examines employees’ rights to time off for religious observance In October 2002, the Government published a consultation document, Equality and Diversity – The Way Ahead, which contains its proposal  More...
20 September 2005 00:00

New figures show just 76% of Muslim graduates of working age are in jobs  More...
20 July 2005 08:50

Voluntary organisations have been presented with a £2.5m fund to raise the employee awareness of equality legislation.  More...
16 June 2005 08:30

Royal Mail bonuses; God is not enough; Compensation for 10%; Workshop places  More...
24 May 2005 00:00

The new pope said workers' rights should be protected in his first Sunday speech in Rome.  More...
03 May 2005 15:11

Pope John Paul II was a serious thinker on work and his letter to the world's Catholic bishops is a serious text for HR  More...
12 April 2005 00:00

The Police Service of Northern Ireland has admitted that its recruitment policy discriminates against protestant applicants.  More...
24 March 2005 07:52

The case of Kahn v NIC Hygiene Ltd is the first successful claim of discrimination on grounds of religion or belief  More...
08 February 2005 00:00

A bus cleaner who took extended leave to undertake a pilgrimage was unfairly dismissed   More...
18 January 2005 00:00

With the countdown to Christmas well underway, it is easy to forget that not everyone in the workforce will be celebrating Christmas.  More...
15 December 2004 14:37

It has been a year since the Employment Equality Regulations (religion and sexual orientation) 2003 were introduced. Aksel Lydersen looks at the impact the legislation has had.  More...
13 December 2004 17:00

British Muslims would like to see time off for prayers during the working day, according to a new survey. A Guardian /ICM poll based on a survey of 500 British Muslims found a high level of religious observance, with just over half saying they pray   More...
30 November 2004 12:20

Secretary of state for trade and industry Patricia Hewitt is today expected to promise stronger powers for the new Equality and Human Rights Commission, which will combine the functions of the Commission for Racial Equality, the Equal Opportunities Commi  More...
18 November 2004 12:20

Many UK organisations have not taken any action to address recent employment legislation because they believe they will never be taken to a tribunal, according to research. A survey of 1,273 UK employers, from law firm Peninsula, reveals that 62 per c  More...
12 November 2004 16:16