A report by business psychologists Pearn Kandola has found that more than half of UK employees have witnessed racism in the workplace, but the majority have failed to act on or report it. In a …
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The tax treatment of payments in lieu of notice paid on termination of employment (“PILONs”) is changing with effect from 6 April 2018. Currently, PILONs are subject to tax and National Insurance contribution deductions if they …
During the Tribunal Fees regime, it was not only Claims that reduced dramatically. The judges who had heard cases moved to other work and the resources available to the Tribunal system were significantly reduced. With …
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The Fawcett Society has called on the Government to bring back the protections for employees provided under section 40 of the Equality Act 2010, which was repealed in 2013. The Society suggests that employers should …
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A report from the Chartered Management Institute A Blueprint for Balance: time to fix the broken windows has found that 85% of women and 80% of men have witnessed gender-discriminatory acts at work. Based on …
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A dinner lady who used a Council’s whistleblowing hotline to report her concerns about school kitchen practices has won her constructive unfair dismissal claim at Tribunal. Neydi Vasconcelos worked as a part-time dinner lady at …
