Millicent Machell

Menopause ruled a disability in Direct Line tribunal

A former consultant at insurance company Direct Line was awarded £64,645 in damages after the firm failed to make reasonable adjustments for her menopausal symptoms.

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NatWest, Grant Thornton and Welsh Parliament named most family-friendly employers in UK

Charity Working Families has released its annual list of top family-friendly employers in the UK for 2023.

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British Airways pilot loses anti-mask tribunal

A British Airways pilot who argued that his stance against wearing a mask during the Covid-19 outbreak was the equivalent to a religious belief has lost his claims for harassment and discrimination.

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Pension auto enrolment to be extended to 18-year-olds

A bill to extend pension auto-enrolment to those aged 18 and over and remove a lower earning threshold immediately received Royal Assent after passing its third reading yesterday (18 September).

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Scottish postman loses accent discrimination tribunal

A Scottish postman was not racially discriminated against by an English colleague who repeatedly told him he couldn’t understand what he was saying, an employment tribunal has ruled.

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A fifth of workers undergoing fertility treatment quit jobs

A fifth of employees undergoing fertility treatment have quit their job due to the way they were treated at work, according to a new report from Totaljobs and the Fawcett Society.

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What is #WorkTok?

Hashtag #WorkTok, for work-related videos made by TikTok users, now has 1.9 billion views. But what is a #5-to9? #QuitTok? #StoryTime? Here's glossary of key trends to help HR understand why it is so...

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Menopause Friendly Employer Awards 2023 winners announced

The Menopause Friendly Awards returned to the Royal Lancaster Hotel last night (14 September) to celebrate best practice among those committed to changing and improving the lived experience of...

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Afro hair styles still considered unprofessional, study finds

Over one in 10 (12%) business decision-makers think several Afrocentric hairstyles are completely inappropriate for the workplace, according to a survey by awareness campaign World Afro Hair Day.

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Monzo, Pret a Manger and Thames Water commit to homelessness pledge

Leading businesses, including Monzo, Pret A Manger and Thames Water, have signed up to a new Homelessness Covenant created by charity Crisis.

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Wages outstrip inflation while unemployment grows

Wages grew by 7.8% in the three months to July 2023, keeping pace with inflation for the first time in over a year despite a rise in unemployment and hiring slow-down, according to new data from the...

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Government urged to back mandatory ethnicity pay reporting

The government has been urged to introduce mandatory reporting on the ethnicity pay gap for all companies employing more than 250 workers by charities ShareAction and the Runnymede Trust in a new...

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