The number of employment discrimination charges is plunging in the UK, and we previously noted that that the UK Ministry of Justice released employment tribunal stats for the first quarter
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“Welsh Brouhaha” On Workplace Banter — Readers Comment
There’s apparently a bit of a brouhaha in Wales, we wrote on August 31st — the former City Manager of Cardiff was caught sending racist text messages. An article in
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More “Disparate Impact” Reader Comments
More reader comments about our post on “Disparate Impact” discrimination are worthy of publishing here because of the different views expressed.
Marina Frankel, an HR expert in
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Brouhaha In Wales Over Workplace “Banter”
There’s apparently a bit of a brouhaha in Wales — the former City Manager of Cardiff was caught sending racist text messages.
Why is this worthy of a post?
Because
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European Court To Rule On Obesity As A Disability
For our HR friends in the UK, we commend you to a great blog and a new set of articles put out in the Didlaw Ltd. newsletter. The first
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No “Lip Service” For Bowel Disease: A Scatological Case To Make Your Day
Lately we have been consumed by urine; that is, we have written a lot about drug testing, urine testing, paruresis and the ADA. Heady stuff.
So now we feel it
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Women Who Take Maternity Leave Face A Difficult Return To Work
The Independent reports that in the UK, 14% of women who take maternity leave are either unable to return to their jobs or find their positions or responsibilities undermined because
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Handling “Lads’ Mags” May Subject You To Discrimination Liability
Requiring employees to handle “lads’ mags”- publications with “naked women on their covers,” may subject supermarkets and other retail stores to liability for sexual harassment and discrimination under the
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UK Cancer Patients Report Increase in Employment Discrimination And Harassment
Although the UK Equality Act, like the US ADA, prohibits disability discrimination, a Macmillan Cancer Support/YouGov online survey says that 37% of employees who undergo cancer treatment report discrimination, an increase
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“Hurt Feelings” Of Former Employee Of 19 Days Prompts UK Court to Award £25,000 For Sex Discrimination
The UK’s Manchester Employment Tribunal has awarded a former therapist £25,000 on her employment discrimination claim brought under the Equality Act of 2010. This award is surprising to the extent that