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Equality & diversity

by Hannah Vickery 31 Oct 2013

Equal pay

Pay equity analysis
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  • Pay & benefits
  • Equal pay

Half of HR leaders lack data for pay equity analysis

by Ashleigh Webber
17 May 2023

Nearly half of senior HR leaders struggle to access the relevant data for pay equity analysis, despite the majority seeing addressing pay inequity as a priority.

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  • Gender pay gap
  • Latest News
  • Pay & benefits

HR must work to close the pay equity perception gap

by Adam McCulloch
14 Apr 2023

There are significant gaps in perceptions around pay equity between senior leaders within organisations and their employee bases.

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  • Retail
  • Latest News
  • Employment law

Sainsbury’s loses bid to throw out equal pay claim

by Ashleigh Webber
11 Apr 2023

The Court of Appeal has rejected Sainsbury’s attempt to throw out an equal pay claim on a technicality.

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Disability

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  • Reasonable adjustments
  • Disability discrimination
  • Latest News

People with invisible disabilities left to fend for themselves at work, finds study

by Adam McCulloch
5 May 2023

People with invisible disabilities are being left to source support at work alone, new research has found.

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  • Gender
  • Latest News

Active Inclusion: The story behind Capgemini’s EDI campaign (webinar)

by Rob Moss
25 Apr 2023

6 July 2023 | Register now for our webinar looking at the story behind Capgemini’s award-winning campaign for its EDI employee networks.

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  • Offices
  • Reasonable adjustments
  • Hybrid working

Disability: Making hybrid working accessible for all

by Rachel Murray
17 Apr 2023

Hybrid working is often hailed as important for the inclusion of disabled employees, but it is only successful if organisations challenge themselves to do better.

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Age discrimination

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Top 10 HR questions April 2023: Bank holiday sickness

by XpertHR
3 May 2023

What is the entitlement for employees who are off sick on a bank holiday? See this and other top HR questions for April 2023.

Woke
  • Social mobility
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  • Unconscious bias

Is the workplace now a ‘wokeplace’?

by Adam McCulloch
24 Mar 2023

A new survey has highlighted a potential spanner in the works for efforts to retain older workers: the ‘woke’ workplace.

Older worker
  • Latest News
  • Age discrimination
  • Recruitment & retention

Value of older workers recognised by pledge

by Adam McCulloch
23 Mar 2023

More than 100 organisations and businesses have signed up to the Age-friendly Employer Pledge in its first 100 days.  

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Religious discrimination

Ramadan in the workplace
  • Working from home
  • Coronavirus
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Ramadan in the workplace: top tips for employers

by Stephen Simpson
21 Mar 2023

With Ramadan approaching, Stephen Simpson provides a five-point checklist for employers on how to support employees observing religious festivals.

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  • Vaccinations
  • Belief discrimination
  • Coronavirus

Care home wins ‘no jab, no job’ case

by Ashleigh Webber
14 Dec 2022

A care home operator had the right to dismiss employees who refused to be vaccinated against Covid-19, an employment tribunal has ruled.

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  • Belief discrimination
  • Latest News
  • Equality, diversity and inclusion

Lack of inclusion blights working lives of many UK Hindus

by Adam McCulloch
22 Nov 2022

New research has found that hardly any Hindus feel their organisation is happy for them to take time off for religious festivals.

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Bullying & harassment

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  • Sexual harassment
  • Vicarious liability
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Employer found liable for sexual misconduct at party

by Jo Faragher
31 May 2023

A housebuilding company has been found liable of harassment after an employee was assaulted after a Christmas party.

  • Gender
  • Indirect discrimination
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Finance worker wins £32,000 after ‘hormonal’ comments

by Jo Faragher
26 May 2023

Ex-banker Jolanda Niccolini has won £32,000 in compensation after her boss accused her of being a “hormone tempest” and irrational.

CBI culture change
  • Sexual harassment
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Culture change: Three focus areas for the CBI’s chief people officer

by David Liddle
24 May 2023

What will the CBI’s chief people officer need to prioritise as she embarks on a large-scale culture change project?

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Retirement

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  • Living wage
  • Latest News
  • Retirement

‘Living Pension Employer’ scheme launched

by Ashleigh Webber
21 Mar 2023

A ‘Living Pension Employer’ standard has been launched by the Living Wage Foundation to provide low-paid workers with security in retirement.

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  • Economics, government & business
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  • Labour market

‘Unretiring’ isn’t the answer to reducing economic inactivity

by Ashleigh Webber
21 Feb 2023

Government suggestions that recent retirees should get back to work will not solve the economic inactivity conundrum, a report finds.

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  • Auto-enrolment
  • Gender pay gap
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Staff should be informed about pension impact of hours changes

by Ashleigh Webber
25 Jan 2023

A think-tank says employers should have to inform staff about how changes to their working hours affect savings.

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Religion

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  • Settlement agreements
  • Sexual harassment
  • Zero hours

Top 10 HR questions March 2023: Third-party harassment

by XpertHR
4 Apr 2023

We look at the Top 10 HR questions in March 2023, which cover topics including third-party harassment, Ramadan and redundancy.

Ramadan in the workplace
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  • Coronavirus
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Ramadan in the workplace: top tips for employers

by Stephen Simpson
21 Mar 2023

With Ramadan approaching, Stephen Simpson provides a five-point checklist for employers on how to support employees observing religious festivals.

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  • Maternity
  • Latest News

Top 10 HR questions February 2023: Supporting pregnant employees

by XpertHR
1 Mar 2023

Carrying out an individual risk assessment for an employee who is pregnant is a legal obligation in certain circumstances.

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Sex discrimination

  • Gender
  • Indirect discrimination
  • Latest News

Finance worker wins £32,000 after ‘hormonal’ comments

by Jo Faragher
26 May 2023

Ex-banker Jolanda Niccolini has won £32,000 in compensation after her boss accused her of being a “hormone tempest” and irrational.

police scotland review
  • Police
  • Ethnicity
  • Workplace culture

Police Scotland chief admits force is institutionally racist

by Jo Faragher
25 May 2023

Police Scotland’s chief constable Sir Iain Livingstone has admitted that the force is institutionally racist and discriminatory. Sir Iain, who is due to retire in August, said behaviour in the…

Tesco chair Allan
  • Sexual harassment
  • Retail
  • Latest News

Tesco chair steps down in wake of inappropriate behaviour claims

by Adam McCulloch
19 May 2023

Tesco chair John Allan will step down after the company’s AGM next month, after he was accused of inappropriate behaviour towards women.

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Race discrimination

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  • Civil Service
  • Ethnicity
  • Latest News

Whitehall accused of ‘racist bias’ in civil service promotions

by Ashleigh Webber
30 May 2023

The head of the civil service’s largest union has accused Whitehall of ‘racist institutional bias’ in a letter.

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  • Civil Service
  • Latest News
  • Economics, government & business

Job ad by Ministry of Justice reinforced ’negative ethnic stereotype’

by Adam McCulloch
5 May 2023

A Ministry of Justice job advertisement for prison officers has fallen foul of advertising standards on race discrimination grounds.

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  • Social media
  • Latest News
  • Race discrimination

Worker unfairly dismissed following offensive Facebook posts

by Ashleigh Webber
13 Apr 2023

Tribunal finds London Underground employee who posted offensive remarks about the Black Lives Matter protests on Facebook was unfairly dismissed.

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Family friendly working

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  • Nursery provision
  • Childcare
  • Economics, government & business

Budget 2023: Free childcare expanded to younger children

by Jo Faragher
15 Mar 2023

Free childcare for working parents in England will be expanded to children between the ages of nine months and two, today’s Spring Budget has confirmed. At the moment, only families…

budget 2023
  • Nursery provision
  • Childcare
  • Latest News

What can we expect from the ‘back-to-work’ Budget?

by Jo Faragher
13 Mar 2023

The Chancellor has hinted that this week’s Budget will be a ‘back-to-work’ plan that will offer more help with childcare costs and encourage the over-50s and those with disabilities back…

  • Working from home
  • Latest News
  • Holidays and holiday pay

Winter weather and work: five common employer queries

by Stephen Simpson
8 Mar 2023

Employers’ questions on pay, attendance and childcare that are likely to arise during snowy weather.

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Sexual orientation

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  • Gender
  • Ethnicity
  • Latest News

Women from under-represented groups more likely to experience racism

by Jo Faragher
2 Feb 2023

Just over half of women from under-represented ethnic groups experience racism at work, according to new figures from equality research firm Catalyst. Women with darker skin tones, queer women (63%)…

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  • Latest News
  • Sexual orientation discrimination
  • Sex discrimination

Vodafone franchise worker asked ‘how do lesbians have sex’

by Jo Faragher
12 Oct 2022

A worker at a Vodafone franchise has won £30,000 in compensation after her manager asked her personal questions such as ‘how do lesbians have sex?’. The employee, known as Ms…

LGBT+ organisations accreditation scheme Minister for Equalities Mike Freer
  • Latest News
  • LGBT
  • Transgender

Accreditation scheme will ‘encourage LGBT+ people to be themselves’

by Ashleigh Webber
17 May 2022

Minister for equalities Mike Freer has welcomed the launch of a certification scheme for organisations with LGBT+ leadership.

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