http://www.personneltoday.com/en-gbTue, 16 Mar 2010 08:38:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/16/54847/over-50s-unemployed-unlikely-to-get-back-to-work-warns-tuc.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/16/54847/over-50s-unemployed-unlikely-to-get-back-to-work-warns-tuc.html The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has expressed concerns about older people being trapped in long-term unemployment. With the next unemployment statisticTue, 16 Mar 2010 08:38:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/15/54839/migrant-workers-exploited-in-meat-processing-trade-ehrc-finds.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/15/54839/migrant-workers-exploited-in-meat-processing-trade-ehrc-finds.html Evidence of widespread mistreatment and exploitation of migrant and agency workers has been uncovered in the meat and poultry processing sector. An inquiry by the Equality andMon, 15 Mar 2010 11:36:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/15/54834/trevor-phillips-leadership-of-ehrc-questioned-by-influential-mps-committee.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/15/54834/trevor-phillips-leadership-of-ehrc-questioned-by-influential-mps-committee.html The chief of the equalities watchdog has had his leadership and reappointment questioned by a parliamentary committee. A Joint Committee on Human Rights has expressed concern about Trevor Phillips, chairman of the Equality Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:12:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/15/54832/polish-speakers-only-job-ad-sparks-ehrc-investigation.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/15/54832/polish-speakers-only-job-ad-sparks-ehrc-investigation.html British workers were reportedly refused jobs at a factory supplying Asda because they did not speak Polish. According to newspaper reports the cooked meat manufacturer Forza AW would only hire British workers for its produMon, 15 Mar 2010 08:53:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/12/53085/friday-podcast-mcdonalds-work-experience-to-lead-to-gcse-equivalent-protecting-the-rights-of-vegans-and-atheists.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/12/53085/friday-podcast-mcdonalds-work-experience-to-lead-to-gcse-equivalent-protecting-the-rights-of-vegans-and-atheists.html HR news and views including: McDonalds’ decision to offer work experience leading to a GCSE equivalent qualification A new EHRC code of conduct implies that the Equality Bill will protect the rights of vegans, atFri, 12 Mar 2010 16:51:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/12/54830/protected-belief-guidelines-leave-hr-baffled.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/12/54830/protected-belief-guidelines-leave-hr-baffled.html HR professionals have been left bewildered as to what counts and does not count as a protected belief under the Equality Bill after "confusing" guidance released last week. The <A href="http://www.equalityhumanrights.comFri, 12 Mar 2010 16:31:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/10/54591/equality-bill-guidance-on-protected-beliefs-confusing-for-employers.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/10/54591/equality-bill-guidance-on-protected-beliefs-confusing-for-employers.html Employers are likely to be left confused as to what counts and does not count as a protected belief under the Equality Bill, employers groups have warned. It follows the publication of a <A href="http://www.equalityhumanWed, 10 Mar 2010 08:23:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/09/54589/christian-registrar-ladele-loses-right-to-appeal-in-supreme-court-in-gay-weddings-case.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/09/54589/christian-registrar-ladele-loses-right-to-appeal-in-supreme-court-in-gay-weddings-case.html Lillian Ladele, the Christian registrar who lost her job after refusing to conduct civil ceremonies, has been refused the right to appeal her case at the Supreme Court. The UK's highest court said LadTue, 09 Mar 2010 17:15:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/09/54588/serial-litigants-age-discrimination-case-thrown-out-of-appeals-court.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/09/54588/serial-litigants-age-discrimination-case-thrown-out-of-appeals-court.html Serial litigants have been dealt a blow after a tribunal ruled job applications must be genuine before a claimant can suffer statutory discrimination. The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) ruled in theTue, 09 Mar 2010 16:18:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/09/54574/atheists-and-vegans-will-be-protected-by-equality-bill.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/09/54574/atheists-and-vegans-will-be-protected-by-equality-bill.html Vegans and atheists should be afforded the same protection from discrimination as religious groups, guidance on the Equality Bill stTue, 09 Mar 2010 08:37:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/08/54570/gender-equality-disagreement-between-men-and-women.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/08/54570/gender-equality-disagreement-between-men-and-women.html Men and women have markedly different views on how far UK employers have progressed on gender equality, research has revealed. The survey of nearly 2,000 UK workers by professional services firm PriceMon, 08 Mar 2010 17:12:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/08/54558/top-jobs-for-women-strategies-must-be-published.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/08/54558/top-jobs-for-women-strategies-must-be-published.html The government is to announce proposals today to force companies to make public what they are doing to increase the number of women in senior roles. Ministers have asked the Financial Reporting Council to consider adding aMon, 08 Mar 2010 09:32:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/08/54557/global-gender-gap-means-less-than-5-of-ceos-are-women.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/08/54557/global-gender-gap-means-less-than-5-of-ceos-are-women.html Women are still failing to break into senior management or gain places on the board, according to a World Economic Forum (WEF) report.</STRONGMon, 08 Mar 2010 09:21:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/08/54556/asda-tackles-discrimination-against-migrant-workers.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/08/54556/asda-tackles-discrimination-against-migrant-workers.html Asda today announced plans to work with Unite the union to tackle discrimination against migrant workers</STRMon, 08 Mar 2010 08:47:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/04/54517/government-autism-strategy-focuses-on-training.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/04/54517/government-autism-strategy-focuses-on-training.html Improved training for front-line public sector workers is at the heart of a new government strategy aimed at enhancing the lives of adults with autism. The <A href="http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/PublicThu, 04 Mar 2010 15:01:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/04/54528/cipd-should-take-positive-action-to-boost-racial-diversity-in-hr.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/04/54528/cipd-should-take-positive-action-to-boost-racial-diversity-in-hr.html A leading diversity expert has called on the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) to take "positive action" to increase the number of HR professionals from ethnic minority backgrounds. <P align=lThu, 04 Mar 2010 14:12:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/04/54516/equality-and-human-rights-commission-set-up-was-flawed-and-inefficient-and-cost-the-taxpayer-39m.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/04/54516/equality-and-human-rights-commission-set-up-was-flawed-and-inefficient-and-cost-the-taxpayer-39m.html The set-up of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) was "flawed and inefficient" and cost the taxpayer £39m, a report by a committee of MPs has concluded. The EHRC was created in October 2007 through the merger ofThu, 04 Mar 2010 11:39:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/04/54513/asda-and-unite-strike-deal-to-pay-temporary-workers-the-same-as-permanent-staff.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/04/54513/asda-and-unite-strike-deal-to-pay-temporary-workers-the-same-as-permanent-staff.html Thousands of temporary workers in the food industry will now receive pay equal to that of permanent staff under a deal agreed between Asda and Unite union. Asda, the UK's second-largest supermarket, has added pressure on oThu, 04 Mar 2010 08:51:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/04/54512/uk-border-agency-staff-under-investigation-for-racist-behaviour-towards-asylum-seekers.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/04/54512/uk-border-agency-staff-under-investigation-for-racist-behaviour-towards-asylum-seekers.html Immigration staff are under investigation over allegations they mocked asylum seekers with racist songs and forced former child soldiers to re-enact shootings. The UK Border Agency staff have been accused of singing an insThu, 04 Mar 2010 08:44:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/04/54510/caste-discrimination-could-be-present-in-uk-workforces-government-peer-warns.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/03/04/54510/caste-discrimination-could-be-present-in-uk-workforces-government-peer-warns.html Discrimination centred on caste – or social standing in the Hindu and Sikh communities – may be present in UK workforces, a government peer has warned. Baroness Glenys Thornton said evidence of the discriminationThu, 04 Mar 2010 08:21:00 GMT