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    Caring responsibilities ‘key driver’ of gender pensions gap

    by Rob Moss 14 Aug 2024
    by Rob Moss 14 Aug 2024

    Time women spend out of paid work for caring responsibilities one of most significant contributing factors to gender pensions gap.

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    White police officers overlooked for promotion win race claim

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 13 Aug 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 13 Aug 2024

    Three white police officers who were passed over for promotion in favour of an ethnic minority candidate have won their claim.

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    One in six ethnic minority workers in insecure jobs

    by Jo Faragher 12 Aug 2024
    by Jo Faragher 12 Aug 2024

    A legacy of ‘structural racism’ means that one in six black and ethnic minority workers are in insecure jobs, according to the TUC.

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    Sacked teacher loses racial discrimination case

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 12 Aug 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 12 Aug 2024

    A former maths teacher has been ordered to pay £20,000 after losing his tribunal case against an independent school.

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    CEO pay increased to a record high level in 2023

    by Adam McCulloch 12 Aug 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 12 Aug 2024

    New research has found that the pay of the chief executives of the UK’s largest companies increased by 2.2% in 2023.

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    Former head teacher jailed after harassing trainee

    by Jo Faragher 12 Aug 2024
    by Jo Faragher 12 Aug 2024

    Former head sent a trainee who was in her first year of teaching at a junior school in King’s Lynn, Norfolk countless messages from the school’s social media accounts.

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    Breaking wind at younger colleague was ‘age discrimination’

    by Adam McCulloch 8 Aug 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 8 Aug 2024

    A judge has ruled that breaking wind on a younger colleague at work amounts to age discrimination in a case...

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    Charity urges government to make caring protected characteristic

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 7 Aug 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 7 Aug 2024

    Carers UK calls for caring to be made a protected characteristic after finding that many unpaid carers have experienced discrimination.

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    Women who work remotely struggle with boundaries

    by Jo Faragher 7 Aug 2024
    by Jo Faragher 7 Aug 2024

    Women struggle to separate their work and home lives when working remotely, researchers have confirmed.

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    Manager on sick leave for four years not unfairly dismissed

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 6 Aug 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 6 Aug 2024

    A woman who was sacked after being off sick for more than four years has lost her unfair dismissal case against Maximus UK Services.

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    British Army settles racism and sexism claim with black poster-girl soldier

    by Rob Moss 2 Aug 2024
    by Rob Moss 2 Aug 2024

    Employment tribunal: British army corporal faced years of racist and sexist abuse without support from her bosses.

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    More than half believe shouting at work is not bullying

    by Rob Moss 1 Aug 2024
    by Rob Moss 1 Aug 2024

    Research by law firm Wright Hassall finds that 57% of UK employees believe that shouting in the workplace does not constitute bullying.

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    Jet2 flight attendant who quit job in haircut row loses tribunal case

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 1 Aug 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 1 Aug 2024

    A Jet2 flight attendant who quit work in a row about her “extreme” haircut has lost her bid for £22,000 in compensation.

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    Bank accused of ‘faking’ interviews for diversity hires

    by Jo Faragher 31 Jul 2024
    by Jo Faragher 31 Jul 2024

    US bank Wells Fargo is facing a lawsuit claiming it defrauded shareholders by conducting ‘sham interviews’ for non-white and female...

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    Royal Mint HR director wins disability discrimination claim

    by Jo Faragher 29 Jul 2024
    by Jo Faragher 29 Jul 2024

    A former HR director at the Royal Mint has won a disability discrimination claim against the coin maker.

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