A survey by the mental health charity MIND has found that more than two in five people with mental health conditions are unaware that this could be classed as a disability, and that they could …
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Over a quarter of employees suffer from bullying and/or discrimination in the workplace based on gender, age or sexual orientation, according to research from Bupa. In a survey of 4,000 employees it found that bullying …
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An ET has ruled that a hairdresser and beauty therapist was unfairly dismissed after her employer failed to substantiate complaints about her behaviour and went into an investigation having already made their mind up about …
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An insurance worker was unfairly and wrongly dismissed from his job while still the subject of a criminal investigation, an ET has found. Mr Bosher was arrested in 2017 on suspicion of possession of indecent …
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New guidance from the Equality and Human Rights Commission on the use of confidentiality agreements in discrimination cases is expected to result in changes to current practice. In relation to settlement agreements EHRC is advising …
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A group of MPs has claimed that charities are too reluctant to publish detailed information about allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse, and that an independent ombudsman is needed. In its follow up report to …
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