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£19,000 compensation for “racial slur” and disability discrimination

31 May 2017

30 May 2017

An ET upholds claims for victimisation and discrimination arising from disability after an employer provides and adverse reference for an ex-employee who had brought a...

25 May 2017

The CBI is urging businesses to make swifter progress on creating more inclusive workplaces and to not allow this to slip down the agenda in...

24 May 2017

Deliveroo has removed a clause banning its couriers from challenging their self-employed status at an employment tribunal after MPs launched an attack on the gig...

23 May 2017

A tribunal has awarded an advice worker £18,886 in compensation for associative disability discrimination following her dismissal because of reasons relating to her role as...

22 May 2017

An ET finds that an employee with 17 years’ service and a clean disciplinary record was fairly dismissed for making derogatory comments about her employer...

18 May 2017

A Work and Pensions Committee report has called on the Government to close loopholes that are allowing "bogus" self-employment practices which burden the welfare state...

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£182,000 for age discrimination after being forced to retire

17 May 2017

16 May 2017

ECJ AG Sharpston gives an opinion that generic risk assessments of jobs where breast feeding workers are involved are not compatible with EU law as...

15 May 2017

An employment tribunal finds that a nurse was fairly dismissed for discussing religion with patients in an inappropriate manner during pre-surgery assessments, having been warned...

11 May 2017

Businesses who employ people on zero-hours contracts could be forced to pay a premium rate for short-notice work in an effort to stop “lazy” employers...

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Uber granted right to appeal against ruling on UK drivers’ rights

10 May 2017

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