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Further increase in Tribunal Claims awaiting a hearing or decision

The number of employment tribunal cases awaiting a hearing or decision reached 50,518 at the end of 2022, according to new research. According to HM Courts & Tribunals Service records this was up from 47,041 in …

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Evaluation finds universities need to make more progress in tackling harassment and sexual misconduct

An independent evaluation, commissioned by the Office for Students into how well Universities and Colleges in England have adopted the Statement of Expectations in tackling harassment and sexual misconduct, has found that much more progress …

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Number of employment tribunals referencing bullying allegations reaches record high

Research from law firm Fox and Partners had found there were 835 employment tribunals relating to bullying in 2021/22, up 44% from the previous year, with the number of claims having more than doubled since …

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Islamophobia affects majority of Muslims at work, recent research finds

An overwhelming majority of Muslim employees in the UK are suffering religious abuse at work. Research by the media platform Hyphen and market research company Savanta ComRes found 69% of Muslim workers have suffered some …

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Frontline workers suffered bullying, racism and harassment during the pandemic, EHRC finds

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has reported that lower-paid health and social care workers in frontline roles experienced bullying, racism, and harassment at work during the Covid-19 pandemic but felt unable to raise …

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Workplace Surveillance rising rapidly – and workers don’t like it

A survey conducted for the TUC by Britain Thinks has found that employee surveillance in the workplace has risen during the pandemic and now risks “spiralling out of control” Employee surveillance covers a wide range …

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