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    Police Scotland constable who can’t work in cold weather awarded £43k

    by Rob Moss 15 Aug 2025
    by Rob Moss 15 Aug 2025

    Police constable awarded £43,100 after she was found to have been victimised by her boss over her inability to work in cold weather.

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    BA crew member too anxious to fly wins discrimination claim

    by Rob Moss 13 Aug 2025
    by Rob Moss 13 Aug 2025

    British Airways crew member with 40 years’ service wins disability discrimination claim after stress and anxiety made her unable to fly.

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    RAF sergeant’s maternity discrimination claim upheld at EAT

    by Jo Faragher 13 Aug 2025
    by Jo Faragher 13 Aug 2025

    The EAT has ruled that an RAF sergeant can proceed with her claim for maternity discrimination after an important fitness test was cancelled because she was pregnant. 

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    Free bus fares would help under-22s into employment, say MPs

    by Rob Moss 13 Aug 2025
    by Rob Moss 13 Aug 2025

    High prices make it harder for young people to reach work and and training, as MPs call for universal free bus fares for the under-22s.

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    Just a sixth of employers proactively hire ex-offenders

    by Nic Paton 12 Aug 2025
    by Nic Paton 12 Aug 2025

    A sixth (16%) of UK businesses have recruitment policies in place that proactively target hiring ex-offenders, research suggests.

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    Raise retirement in line with life expectancy, say managers

    by Jo Faragher 11 Aug 2025
    by Jo Faragher 11 Aug 2025

    More than a third (37%) of managers think the retirement age should be raised to reflect higher life expectancy.

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    Reform fit notes to recover falling over-50s employment

    by Rob Moss 11 Aug 2025
    by Rob Moss 11 Aug 2025

    Number of out-of-work benefit claimants aged over 50 rises by 600,000 in five years, according to CSJ analysis of employment data.

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    Adviser who made sexual remarks unfairly dismissed by Barclays

    by Jo Faragher 11 Aug 2025
    by Jo Faragher 11 Aug 2025

    A financial adviser who was accused of making sexual comments to female colleagues was unfairly dismissed thanks to procedural failures.

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    Stroke survivor settles discrimination case for £100k

    by Rob Moss 8 Aug 2025
    by Rob Moss 8 Aug 2025

    Site manager who lost job after suffering two strokes settles disability and age discrimination case against former employer.

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    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
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    Worker awarded £3,000 for ‘Slave’ graffiti employer had not seen

    by Adam McCulloch 7 Aug 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 7 Aug 2025

    Seedy Fofana succeeded in his harassment-related-to-race claim, but his claim for direct race discrimination failed.

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    EU pay transparency rules driving ‘cultural pay shift’ in UK

    by Rob Moss 7 Aug 2025
    by Rob Moss 7 Aug 2025

    EU Pay Transparency Directive having impact in the UK as 76% of UK companies plan to share pay ranges with employees, according to WTW.

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    HR leaders back idea of wellbeing tax break

    by Rob Moss 5 Aug 2025
    by Rob Moss 5 Aug 2025

    Survey of employers suggests government should consider a new wellbeing tax break aimed at supporting workforce health.

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    Colleagues speaking foreign language ruled race discrimination

    by Rob Moss 4 Aug 2025
    by Rob Moss 4 Aug 2025

    Care worker wins race discrimination and harassment claim after colleagues excluded her by speaking foreign language during meeting.

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    Prison officer wins unfair dismissal and harassment case after IRA taunts

    by Adam McCulloch 1 Aug 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 1 Aug 2025

    Northern Ireland prison officer was subject to harassment by his boss in an English institution over family links to the IRA and his accent.

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    Police uniforms don’t fit the bill, research reveals

    by Rob Moss 1 Aug 2025
    by Rob Moss 1 Aug 2025

    Police officers say uniforms are unfit for purpose, restrictive and contribute to health issues, according to Lancaster University research.

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