The 1752 Group that campaigns in Higher Education to end staff sexual misconduct has called for more universities to introduce a ban on staff-student relationships after the Office for Students stopped short of requiring such …
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Calls to the national charity that supports whistleblowers rose by almost a quarter in 2023, and two-fifths of these claimed their concern had been ignored by their employer. Protect, the whistleblowing charity dealt with 3,407 …
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Figures for tribunal cases in 2022 show that 102 employment tribunals included claims of neurodiversity discrimination, demonstrating a continuing upward trend in such cases over 2021 (93) and 2020 (70). Broken down further Tribunals cited …
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McDonald’s has dismissed 18 people after receiving hundreds of allegations relating to sexual harassment in its UK restaurants and franchises. In February 2023 the fast-food chain signed a legal agreement with the Equality and Human …
The Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act received Royal Assent on 26 October 2023. The Act makes employers liable for harassment of employees and workers and creates a new positive duty to take …
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New data from the Ministry of Justice shows that with more than 50,000 open case in the employment tribunal system claimants are waiting 60% longer than they were in 2010. Those working within the system …
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