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Calls grow to bring back protection from sexual harassment by third parties

The Fawcett Society has called on the Government to bring back the protections for employees provided under section 40 of the Equality Act 2010, which was repealed in 2013. The Society suggests that employers should …

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CMI research shows extent of sex discrimination in the workplace

A report from the Chartered Management Institute A Blueprint for Balance: time to fix the broken windows has found that 85% of women and 80% of men have witnessed gender-discriminatory acts at work. Based on …

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Case law updates

Failing to take employee’s concerns seriously leads to successful unfair dismissal claim

A dinner lady who used a Council’s whistleblowing hotline to report her concerns about school kitchen practices has won her constructive unfair dismissal claim at Tribunal. Neydi Vasconcelos worked as a part-time dinner lady at …

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Tribunal fee refunds off to slow start

The first official analysis of the level of claims for Employment Tribunal fee refunds suggests uptake has been slow. Between October and December 2017 the Ministry of Justice received more than 4,500 applications for tribunal fee …

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Case law updates

Video surveillance at work breached employee privacy

The European Court of Human Rights’ (ECHR) has ruled that video surveillance of lecture halls where professors worked violated their right to privacy, continuing a trend in case law that video surveillance is an intrusion …

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Universities “complacent and inadequate” on issues of sexual misconduct, Guardian investigation finds

UK universities have been accused by sexual violence campaigners and the National Union of Students of a “complacent and inadequate response” to sexual harassment and gender violence following a Guardian investigation. 104 Universities responded to …

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