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West Yorkshire Police have pushed back against claims based on evidence from a whistleblower that it discriminated against white British-born applicants.

SME hiring falls from 24% of companies in Q4 2024 to 20% in Q1 2025, while 17% have cut back on staff, according to the BCC.

Rob Moss examines eight potential new equality laws, including race and disability equal pay rules and dual discrimination claims.

British Steel could be nationalised as fears grow over the future of the company’s blast furnaces in Scunthorpe.
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The first Universal theme park in Europe will be built in the UK, creating around 28,000 jobs.

A doctor who provided services to two hospitals via a personal services company has been deemed an employee for tax purposes after a long-running legal battle.

Healthcare staff could go door-to-door within communities to tackle sickness, ill-health worklessness and absence from work, as part of the...

Dozens of quangos could be shut down in a bid to run Whitehall more efficiently, it has been reported.

'Army' of young people to be trained for green energy jobs and apprenticeships needed to deliver clean power by 2030. 

Employment tribunal finds part-time lecturer at London-based Capital City College (CCC) faced less favourable treatment.

Closer alignment with the EU was becoming an urgent priority for many businesses, the IoD poll found.

Independent review of Thames Valley Police’s DEI practices finds ‘divided workforce’ after three white officers were positively discriminated against.

The UK’s construction firms cut jobs at the fastest rate for four years in March as the sector’s downturn in activity continued.

JCB has said it will expand its US operations in response to President Trump’s tariffs – with the effect on UK jobs as yet unclear.

Judge told NHS Trust facing claim over trans access to nurses changing rooms that it must now comply with proceedings.