Dorchester Collection to protect staff from Brunei boycott

The Dorchester Collection has promised to protect jobs, wages and benefits in spite of a potentially harmful boycott due to the company’s links to Brunei.

Male and female managers discriminate against female STEM candidates

Hiring managers of both sexes are more likely to pick male candidates over better qualified female counterparts for STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) roles, a study shows.

Charity launches campaign to tackle workplace homophobia

A national campaign that aims to end homophobic bullying at work has been launched by the charity Stonewall.

Scottish apprenticeship schemes excluding disabled workers, ethnic minorities and women, says EHRC

There are inequalities in the Scottish Government's flagship modern apprenticeship schemes, a report published by The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has claimed.

One in four mothers feels discriminated against at work

More than one in four mothers feels they have been discriminated against at work, either while pregnant or when returning to work, according to research published today.

Clegg calls on banks to support ethnic minority entrepreneurs

Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has urged the banking industry to do more to support ethnic minority entrepreneurs.

Working Families calls for national investigation into workplace maternity discrimination

Work/life balance organisation Working Families has today called for a national investigation into maternity discrimination in the workplace.

"This is a victory for equality and religious freedom", says HR director on BA Christian cross case

The British Airways (BA) employee, who lost her job because of her Christian faith, yesterday won her case for discrimination at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).

Employers must do more to tackle sexual harassment in the workplace, says NUJ

National Union of Journalists (NUJ) general secretary Michelle Stainstreet condemned sexism and harassment at work and urged the Government and media employers to acknowledge and address the problems...

Equality legislation U-turn will let bad bosses off the hook, says TUC

The Government announced yesterday that it would remove the third-party harassment provisions from the Equality Act 2010.

DWP launches guide to make employers aware of the spending power of disabled people

The minister for disabled people Maria Miller (pictured) has launched a business guide aimed at making more firms aware of the £80 billion potential spending power of disabled people and encourages...

Diversity and equality throw up difficult issues – and we want your views on them

Diversity is constantly in the news and HR magazine is launching a survey to find out what UK employers think. In the past month, for instance, prime minister David Cameron was forced to suggest...