Equality, diversity and inclusion

An increase in background checks carried out in response to new day-one employment rights could lead to more discrimination cases

Birmingham City Council agrees to settle 6,000 equal pay claims brought by both past and present staff four years after they were launched.

The number of women on boards of the UK’s top 150 companies continues to rise, from 40% in 2023 to 43% in 2024.

Four out of 10 workers with disabilities, chronic long-term health conditions or who are neurodivergent have missed out on events...

Physchological distance: Leadership consultant Nik Kinley examines the lessons we can learn from the Gregg Wallace controversy

A consultation has been launched in Northern Ireland on gender, ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting.

From seemingly throwaway remarks to out-of-the-blue dismissals, here are 10 of the more bizarre and unusual employment tribunal cases from 2024.

A former Goldman Sachs employee who was fired after returning from paternity leave wins his sexual discrimination case.

A woman who was referred to as a ‘sour and bitter individual’ has won her case at the Employment Appeal Tribunal.

More than 70 organisations are exhibiting at a job fair aimed at connecting refugees to employment.

Shadow equalities minister is supporting a group of nurses who want to protect single-sex spaces including toilets and changing rooms.

On International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Corine Sheratte reflects on the role of language in embracing disability inclusion.

Fewer than 2% of new dads have benefitted from shared parental leave in the 10 years since it began, according to new research.

Four female BBC news presenters are appealing against a tribunal decision that prevented them pursuing an equal pay claim.

A group of current and former GMB employees are set to complain to watchdog the Equality and Human Rights Commission about institutional sexism at the trade union.