A majority of employers have whistleblowing policies, but lack formal training for those handling whistleblowing claims, a study by compliance services provider Safecall has found. In a survey of HR managers and directors in 222 …
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The number of employment tribunal cases awaiting a hearing or decision reached 50,518 at the end of 2022, according to new research. According to HM Courts & Tribunals Service records this was up from 47,041 in …
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Barnardo’s has reported on the action it has taken following an investigation into a failure in their fundraising department’s leadership to adequately address a racist and discriminatory culture. In 2021, an independent investigation found racist and …
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A former employee has won her claim for discrimination unfair dismissal against railway infrastructure services company VolkerRail as a result of suffering sexual harassment including the way in which claimant’s grievance and appeal process was …
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An independent audit commissioned by UNICEF UK in Autumn 2021 after it was publicly accused of institutional racism has found that some staff of colour regularly experience covert racism. The report found that the charity had …
An independent evaluation, commissioned by the Office for Students into how well Universities and Colleges in England have adopted the Statement of Expectations in tackling harassment and sexual misconduct, has found that much more progress …
