A former Swiss Re employee who won a sex and maternity discrimination and unfair dismissal tribunal last year is seeking £5.1 million pounds in compensation.
Furniture giant Ikea has entered into a legal agreement with the UK’s human rights watchdog after it was alleged to be mishandling complaints of sexual harassment and assault.
A woman who was sexually harassed at a work Christmas party has been awarded £18,857 after claims of sexual harassment, victimisation and unfair dismissal.
With legislation currently progressing through Parliament which will introduce a new duty to take all reasonable steps to prevent the sexual harassment of employees, could small changes to employment...
The Health and Wellbeing at Work event is back for its 17th year at Birmingham’s NEC. Here HR magazine provides a roundup of some of the key takeaways from day one.
This week Tony Danker stepped down from his role as director general of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) while an independent investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct takes...
McDonald's anti-sexual harassment pledge with the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), though laudable in principle, misses the mark.
Self-evidently, each of us as individuals is morally and ethically responsible for our behaviour, including at work.
McDonald’s has signed a binding agreement with Britain’s human rights watchdog to tackle inadequate handling of sexual harassment complaints made by its UK staff.
As we reach the end of the year, our 12 Days of Christmas countdown revisits each month's most notable happenings.
The annual Christmas party is a tradition that has endured in the UK, despite disruption and societal change in recent years. It is worth employers reminding themselves of the pitfalls of an...
Railway infrastructure services firm VolkerRail has been found guilty of sexual harassment against a former employee due to the way it handled the claimant’s grievance and appeal process.
