Figures for tribunal cases in 2022 show that 102 employment tribunals included claims of neurodiversity discrimination, demonstrating a continuing upward trend in such cases over 2021 (93) and 2020 (70). Broken down further Tribunals cited …
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McDonald’s has dismissed 18 people after receiving hundreds of allegations relating to sexual harassment in its UK restaurants and franchises. In February 2023 the fast-food chain signed a legal agreement with the Equality and Human …
The Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act received Royal Assent on 26 October 2023. The Act makes employers liable for harassment of employees and workers and creates a new positive duty to take …
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New data from the Ministry of Justice shows that with more than 50,000 open case in the employment tribunal system claimants are waiting 60% longer than they were in 2010. Those working within the system …
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The Legal Services Board (LSB), a governmental regulator for the legal profession, has launched a call for evidence to understand concerns that non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) – legally enforceable agreements between parties used to ensure information …
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The Charity Commission is engaging with domestic abuse charity Refuge’s trustees after it filed a “serious incident” report. This came as a result of some current and former staff complaining of bullying and describing the …
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