Tribunal finds the Department for Work and Pensions treated an autistic work coach unfavourably and failed to make reasonable adjustments for him.
Ashleigh Webber
Ashleigh Webber
Ashleigh is editor of OHW+ and HR and wellbeing editor at Personnel Today. Ashleigh's areas of interest include employee health and wellbeing, equality and inclusion and skills development. She has hosted many webinars for Personnel Today, on topics including employee retention, financial wellbeing and menopause support. Prior to joining Personnel Today in 2018, she covered the road transport sector for Commercial Motor and Motor Transport magazines, touching on some of the employment and wellbeing issues experienced by those in road haulage.
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NHS England is set to withdraw funding for secondary care staff to access mental health support provided by NHS Practitioner Health.
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The home secretary has commissioned the development of an automated national police vetting system in England and Wales.
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Academics have questioned the robustness of a widely-quoted study that links ethnic diversity in leadership with financial performance.
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HR chief for Europe Dannii Portsmouth tells Personnel Today how the drinks giant is focusing on employee experience.
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The UK's current immigration policy is harmful to businesses, a report says, organisations still rely on international workers.
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A four-day work week could risk widening existing inequalities between workers, a report commissioned for the Welsh Government has warned.
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A union has urged the NHS to allow more health staff to work flexibly, after finding more than one in...
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An occupational health mentoring scheme for clinicians considering a career change is to be launched.
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Nurses are calling for the government to overhaul NHS pay structures or face a “potentially irreversible” workforce crisis.
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One in five highly-skilled contractors is currently not working, with many attributing their absence to reforms to IR35 rules.
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The Equality and Human Rights Commission has updated its pregnancy and maternity protections guidance to reflect new rights for employees.
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Starting salaries rose at their slowest rate for over three years, according to the UK report on jobs for March 2024.
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Parcelforce drivers have launched a worker status claim against Royal Mail, as they say they have been misclassified as self-employed.
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Three in 10 employees have seen an increase in working from home, Acas has said as it publishes its flexible working code of practice.