The former CEO of a medical staffing agency who was accused of fraud and dismissed after raising concerns over financial discrepancies has been awarded £60,000 by an employment tribunal.
Experts call for tougher laws to stop increase of workplace sexual harassment cases
Sexual harassment cases appear to be on the rise in the workplace, but victim blaming, flawed procedures and a desire for allegations to be “brushed under the carpet” are all contributing to botched investigations.
Supermarkets may need to pay £8 billion as Asda loses significant case
A long-fought round of legal battles between Asda and its workers regarding equal pay has drawn to a close with the workers coming out on top – a loss which could cost supermarkets around £8 billion.
Should the Equality and Human Rights Commission be given more power to fight for disabled people?
The Business Disability Forum (BDF) is asking the government to give more power to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) to enable them to better combat disability discrimination in and outside of the workplace.
Government urged to force firms to report ethnicity pay gap
According to the findings of a recent study black, Asian and ethnic minority employees (BAME) are losing out on £3.2 billion pounds a year in wages compared to white colleagues doing the same work.