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Grievance and appeal process found to be “discriminatory or harassing”

A former employee has won her claim for discrimination unfair dismissal against railway infrastructure services company VolkerRail as a result of suffering sexual harassment including the way in which claimant’s grievance and appeal process was …

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Report finds covert racism at UNICEF UK

An independent audit commissioned by UNICEF UK in Autumn 2021 after it was publicly accused of institutional racism has found that some staff of colour regularly experience covert racism. The report found that the charity had …

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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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Employment news

Bill proposes new duty to prevent workplace sexual harassment

The government is supporting a private member’s bill that would see the return of employers’ liability for harassment of employees by third parties at work, as well as the introduction of a new duty to …

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Case law updates

Tribunal upholds unfair dismissal claim due to “flawed” disciplinary proceedings

A bus driver who got into a physical altercation with a driver from another bus company was unfairly dismissed after “flawed” disciplinary proceedings, a tribunal has ruled. Mr J Taylor, a bus driver employed by …

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Met in the dock on failure to root out misconduct

  The new commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, Sir Mark Rowley has vowed to “urgently confront” the culture, systems and leadership in the force after a review found that hundreds of police officers should have …

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