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    Jewish worker dismissed following Passover absence wins £26k

    by Ashleigh Webber 7 Mar 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 7 Mar 2022

    A Jewish employee who lost his law firm job for failing to attend work during a religious holiday has won...

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    Gender equality in finance ’30 years off’

    by Jo Faragher 7 Mar 2022
    by Jo Faragher 7 Mar 2022

    It will take 30 years before the financial services industry reaches gender parity in senior roles, according to Women in Finance champion Amanda Blanc.

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    Designing an inclusive workplace for neurodiverse employees

    by Ed Warner 7 Mar 2022
    by Ed Warner 7 Mar 2022

    It's possible to design spaces that support the needs of neurodiverse employees and make the working day more welcoming for everyone.

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    Women and ethnic minorities suffer impact of juggling care and work

    by Jo Faragher 7 Mar 2022
    by Jo Faragher 7 Mar 2022

    Almost six out of 10 women avoid applying for promotion because it was too hard to balance work and care.

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    Entrepreneurs: men seen as less employable than women by recruiters

    by Adam McCulloch 3 Mar 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 3 Mar 2022

    Male business founders viewed as too independent-minded and non-compliant compared with female candidates.

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    Government urged to drop gendered word ‘chairman’

    by Ashleigh Webber 3 Mar 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 3 Mar 2022

    Leading business groups call for the archaic word to be dropped if it is serious about promoting women in business.

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    Employment advisory boards for ex-offenders launched across HM Prisons

    by Rob Moss 3 Mar 2022
    by Rob Moss 3 Mar 2022

    Employment advisory boards have been established in 20 prisons and are being rolled out to all 91 “resettlement” prisons by 2023.

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    Staff with long Covid should be treated as having disability

    by Ashleigh Webber 1 Mar 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 1 Mar 2022

    The EHRC's head of policy says that, in the absence of clear legislation, employers should treat staff who have long Covid as if they have a disability.

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    EAT hears appeal of Christian sacked for LGBT education comments on Facebook

    by Rob Moss 28 Feb 2022
    by Rob Moss 28 Feb 2022

    Kristie Higgs, the Christian school worker sacked for Facebook posts raising her concerns about transgenderism and sex education, has her...

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    One in three women call in sick because of menopause

    by Nic Paton 28 Feb 2022
    by Nic Paton 28 Feb 2022

    As many as one in three women need to take time off work because of menopause symptoms, research from a committee of MPs has concluded.

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    Pressure to end teachers’ exemption from NI fair employment rules grows

    by Personnel Today 28 Feb 2022
    by Personnel Today 28 Feb 2022

    The exemption of teachers from fair employment legislation in Northern Ireland could be scrapped if a proposal made in private members’ bill is taken forward.

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    Huge pay gap for female FTSE 350 financial services directors

    by Adam McCulloch 28 Feb 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 28 Feb 2022

    Average pay for female directors stands at £235,000 compared with £689,000 for men, a new analysis has shown.

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    How to encourage LGBT+ allyship all year round

    by Mona Akiki 28 Feb 2022
    by Mona Akiki 28 Feb 2022

    Many organisations will have celebrated LGBT+ History Month in February, but it’s crucial to support LGBT+ employees throughout the year,...

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    Is the law confusing around positive action and diversity in the private sector?

    by Ranjit Dhindsa 25 Feb 2022
    by Ranjit Dhindsa 25 Feb 2022

    Diversity in the workplace is unanimously agreed to be a good thing, but the law governing routes to achieving this is less favourably regarded.

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    Shop worker awarded £20k after menopause comments

    by Jo Faragher 25 Feb 2022
    by Jo Faragher 25 Feb 2022

    A woman who was unfairly dismissed from her job after her male boss exclaimed “she must be on her menopause”...

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