One in five neurodivergent employees say that they have faced discrimination or harassment at work. This is the headline finding from the CIPD’s report “Neuroinclusion at work.” The report paints a bleak picture for neurodiverse …
Calls to the national charity that supports whistleblowers rose by almost a quarter in 2023, and two-fifths of these claimed their concern had been ignored by their employer. Protect, the whistleblowing charity dealt with 3,407 …
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Age discrimination is most commonly occurring at work. Research published alongside a campaign to tackle ageism in England has revealed that while ageism is also evident on social media and television, it is experienced most …
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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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A warehouse worker who was sacked after a colleague discovered an online video of him being confronted by paedophile hunters while waiting to meet a 14-year-old girl was unfairly dismissed, a tribunal ruled. It heard that …
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 …
