Equality, diversity and inclusion

Employers' misunderstanding of the Equality Act is risking people's livelihoods, according to the business and trade secretary Kemi Badenoch.

A banker who was dismissed after allegations of sexual misconduct has lost a claim for unfair dismissal and sex discrimination.

Is there really more to the Nigel Farage-Coutts saga than just a personality-focused media frenzy and a breach of client confidentiality? And where does HR sit amid the furore?

The NHS across England is being given £25m to set up dedicated women’s health ‘hubs’, the government has said.
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British Airways has launched a new pilot training scheme that will fund up to 60 aspiring pilots a year, in...

The new president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists has said institutional racism “is a stain” on the NHS, and...

McDonald's has set up an investigations unit to handle allegations made by employees of sexual harassment, assault, racism and homophobia.

A woman who sued her employer for sex discrimination has lost her case despite complaints of a 'laddish' culture.

As the fast-food chain faces allegations about its toxic workplace culture, David Liddle examines whether zero-tolerance policies really have a place in a people profession.

Homosexuality was decriminalised in the UK in 1967 but a ban continued in the armed forces until an ECHR ruling in 2000.

More than half of mothers have borne the brunt of unfair treatment while pregnant, on maternity leave or upon their return to work.

The Police Federation will not appeal a recent tribunal decision finding it had discriminated against officers who sought justice after being moved to an inferior pension scheme.

More than hundred UK McDonald's workers, many of them young, speak out about sexual harassment in its fast food restaurants.

Plans to toughen up workplace sexual harassment laws will be diluted, drawing heavy criticism from the TUC and equality campaigners....

The government response to the ethnicity pay gap reporting consultation says it is not appropriate for every employer.