Social class discrimination and unconscious bias in the workplace are the new equality frontiers, according to law firm Pannone has revealed.
Employers are imposing changes to working patterns which undermine parents’ ability to combine work and childcare, according to Working Families.
Research published today by the Department for Work and Pensions shows that age-related discrimination and stereotyping remain rooted in British society.
In October 2010, the implementation of the Equality Act 2010 (EqA) marked the arrival of the most important piece of anti-discrimination legislation in forty years.
A film drama has been produced in answer to record levels of workplace harassment, misconduct and discrimination cases between employers and their staff.
More than seven million disabled people in the UK are being prevented from getting jobs or reaching their full potential by employers and recruiters who are imposing a ‘glass ceiling’, according to a...
UK judges have interpreted the law too narrowly in religion or belief discrimination claims, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has said in its application this week to intervene in four...
Caroline Waters, BT’s director of people and policy, has spoken publicly about the impact equality has had on business, in a bid to encourage employers to become involved in the Government's Red Tape...
As the Pensions Bill makes its way through The Commons, older workers are still often neglected when it comes to training and performance management according to a report this week from the CIPD.
A survey of 1,973 employed members of the public revealed 53% of Britons have felt discriminated against whilst at work, the majority of which are women.
Following Friday's shock announcement that it would scrap the right to request flexible working for employees in small businesses, the Government has been accused of implementing policies that...
There has been a great deal of speculation in the press about the potential impact of the new 'positive action' provisions introduced by the Equality Act 2010.