Equality, diversity and inclusion

GMB is the largest staff union at Birmingham City Council, which this week declared itself effectively bankrupt.

Children from poorer households have been finding it harder than 40 years ago to move into higher income brackets.

The employment rate for 50 to 64-year-olds is not yet back to pre-pandemic (2019) levels.

Categories in work capability assessments are under review as some conditions can be better managed through home working.

Birmingham City Council has declared itself effectively bankrupt after revealing it does not have the funds to settle equal pay claims.

Research finds widely-accepted job interview dress codes cause concern among ethnic minorities and those from low socio-economic backgrounds.

The insurance company has been ordered to pay a former employee almost £65,000 after it failed to make reasonable adjustments for her menopause symptoms.

The employee used a racial slur during a training session, and was subsequently dismissed.

Black applicants faced a 60% higher rejection rate than white candidates, according to Freedom of Information requests.

"Single source" equal pay protections scrapped by Retained EU Law Act to be reinstated by secondary legislation.

Civil servant Christine Rodgers was described as "manipulative" and "hypersensitive" at a Leeds tribunal.

A neurodiversity consultancy has launched a new occupational health service specialising in supporting neurodivergent individuals.

An underwriter who was made redundant following her maternity leave has been awarded more than £1.2m for sex discrimination.

A man who worked for the HM Prison and Probation Service has secured a financial settlement from his former employer after racial abuse.

Doctors are to receive updated guidelines from the General Medical Council on what constitutes workplace sexual harassment.