The Government has published a consultation paper setting out how it proposes to take forward the recommendations made by the Women and Equalities Committee to regulate the use of non-disclosure agreements. The headline is that the Government is not …
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A report by equality charity the Fawcett Society and law firm Hogan Lovells has found that UK legislation around sexual harassment in politics is behind that of countries such as Australia, Denmark and New Zealand. In …
The number of outstanding employment tribunal cases has reached its highest level since the scrapping of tribunal fees in July 2017. The number is likely to rise further given the pressures on the system, according …
The Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations (ACEVO) is partnering the Centre for Mental Health to carry out research about bullying in the charity sector. The project, Leading safe cultures: eliminating workplace bullying in charity …
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A tribunal has ruled that a bisexual prison officer who suffered a “campaign of direct discrimination and harassment” was unfairly dismissed. Ben Plaistow, who worked at HMP Woodhill in Milton Keynes from 2014 to 2016, …
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The former CEO of a medical staffing agency who was dismissed after raising concerns over financial discrepancies and tax avoidance has been awarded £60,000 by an employment tribunal, in compensation for unfair dismissal and injury …
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