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Equality, diversity and inclusion

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    Decision to sack man for Michael Jackson noises unfair, finds tribunal

    by Adam McCulloch 29 Aug 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 29 Aug 2025

    Employer did not establish a link between the ‘juvenile, inappropriate’ noises and the claim from a colleague of racism.

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    Gender bonus bias widens pay gap, says Brightmine

    by Jo Faragher 29 Aug 2025
    by Jo Faragher 29 Aug 2025

    Men take home more than £2,000 more than women in bonuses, demonstrating a widening gender bonus gap.

    • Sexual harassment
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    • Employment tribunals

    Cabin crew manager with ‘flirty banter’ loses discrimination claim

    by Jo Faragher 29 Aug 2025
    by Jo Faragher 29 Aug 2025

    An easyJet cabin crew manager who indulged in ‘flirty banter’ has lost his case for unfair dismissal and sexual orientation discrimination.

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    Council clerk sacked after trying to ensure his employer was insured

    by Adam McCulloch 29 Aug 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 29 Aug 2025

    Senior council members accused Mr Trevaskis of ‘scaremongering’ and he was warned by the council leader not to send similar emails again.

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    EHRC acts on policies flouting law on single-sex spaces

    by Rob Moss 28 Aug 2025
    by Rob Moss 28 Aug 2025

    EHRC takes regulatory action against 19 organisations that have policies on single-sex spaces that misrepresent equality law.

    • Reasonable adjustments
    • NHS
    • Disability discrimination

    Medical profession more ableist than wider society: BMA

    by Rob Moss 28 Aug 2025
    by Rob Moss 28 Aug 2025

    BMA survey of disabled and neurodivergent doctors suggests ableism more prevalent in medical profession than in wider society.

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    MoD worker loses harassment claim over lack of good luck card

    by Jo Faragher 27 Aug 2025
    by Jo Faragher 27 Aug 2025

    A Ministry of Defence employee has lost his claim for harassment after complaining that he did not receive a good luck card when he left his job.

    • Gender
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    Data bias means gender pay gap wider than thought

    by Nic Paton 26 Aug 2025
    by Nic Paton 26 Aug 2025

    UK’s gender pay gap larger than thought because data used to calculate it has not been weighted properly, academics argue.

    • Reasonable adjustments
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    • Disability

    Exec hauled over coals for sleeping in sauna wins tribunal case

    by Adam McCulloch 22 Aug 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 22 Aug 2025

    Shannon Burns’ claims for failure to make reasonable adjustments and discrimination arising from disability succeeded.

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    Lidl enters agreement with EHRC to prevent sexual harassment

    by Rob Moss 22 Aug 2025
    by Rob Moss 22 Aug 2025

    Lidl GB signs legal agreement with the Equality and Human Rights Commission to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace.

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    Immigration: huge fall in health and care worker visas

    by Adam McCulloch 22 Aug 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 22 Aug 2025

    There were 20,519 health and care worker visas granted to main applicants in the year ending June 2025.

    • Reasonable adjustments
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    Reasonable adjustment failures for epilepsy lead to £445k payout

    by Rob Moss 21 Aug 2025
    by Rob Moss 21 Aug 2025

    Former prison officer awarded £445k after unfair dismissal and failure to make reasonable adjustments for his epilepsy.

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    Rise in number of Neets reverses trend from earlier in year

    by Adam McCulloch 21 Aug 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 21 Aug 2025

    There has been a rise in recent months in the number of young people in the UK not in education, employment or training.

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    Gender pension gap means women stop receiving pension from today

    by Rob Moss 21 Aug 2025
    by Rob Moss 21 Aug 2025

    UK gender pension gap means retired women effectively stop receiving a pension from today – the equivalent of losing out on £7,600.

    • London
    • Local authorities
    • Gender

    Council defends suggested alternatives to ‘husband’ and ‘wife’

    by Adam McCulloch 21 Aug 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 21 Aug 2025

    The Royal Borough of Greenwich defends issuing staff with an inclusive language guide which suggests they use ‘spouse’ or ‘partner’ instead.

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