TUC calls for ban on workplace class discrimination

Britain is “wasting skills and talent” by allowing working-class people to experience discrimination at work

Age discrimination driving over-50s to self-employment

The number of over-50s working for themselves has risen dramatically, but research warns this is partly down to a lack of support in traditional employment

BAME people find it harder to overcome a criminal record to find work

BAME individuals with criminal records face 'double discrimination' when trying to enter employment, according to research

New government proposals launched on harassment

?Women and equalities minister Penny Mordaunt has launched plans to protect staff from sexual harassment, as two separate reports find extensive bullying and harassment in Westminster

Pakistani and Bangladeshi staff face worst ethnicity pay gaps

Campaigners have called for mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting as the Office for National Statistics (ONS) exposes sluggish progress on BAME workers' pay

Sex discrimination claims soar

More women have come forward since the #MeToo movement, which has encouraged more to report their experiences

Transgender employees face 14% income gap

LGBT+ staff are struggling with promotion opportunities and verbal abuse, with transgender workers feeling particularly unsupported

Employers must take more responsibility for sexual harassment

?A campaign is calling for a new law to make employers responsible for preventing sexual harassment at work

Quarter of firms have never interviewed a disabled person

More than half (52%) of HR leaders incorrectly believe the main reason disabled people don’t get jobs is because they lack the right skills or qualifications, according to Scope

Non-UK staff feel less accepted since Brexit

?Almost one in 10 (8%) non-native workers in the UK have left a job because they felt they didn’t fit in, according to Jobsite

Social media lessons from the Israel Folau case

Social media amplifies discrimination issues to the extent that they can cross borders and pose difficult questions for employers

Is raising women's state pension age discriminatory?

The latest on gender discrimination claims relating to the statutory pension age