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Law 'obviously not working in practice' to protect women against sexist dress codes

Tougher penalties and injunctions are just some of the recommendations made. In December 2015 Nicola Thorp arrived for work as a receptionist wearing flat shoes when the dress code for PwC's building required heels. She was sent home. She was...

Redundancy protections for new and expectant mums to be reviewed

The government is to look at what more can be done to protect pregnant women and new mothers from redundancy. But what is lacking at the moment are any real details. This move comes after the Women and Equalities Committee published its inquiry findings in...

Sexist comments still masquerading as office 'banter'

The continuing prevalence of gender discrimination revealed A depressing picture of the extent of discrimination which still exists in workplaces is painted by the latest research from the Chartered Management Institute which reveals that four in five...

Employers don't know if employees are carers

More than four in five employers admit they aren’t aware of which of their staff also act as carers when they’re not working. This is just one of the findings to emerge from the Jelf Employee Benefits Survey 2017  ...

Stress is unlikely to be a disabilty

The EAT holds that 'unhappiness with a decision or a colleague, a tendency to nurse grievances, or a refusal to compromise (if these or similar findings are made by an Employment Tribunal) are not of themselves mental impairments: they may simply reflect...
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