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Employers should be "alarmed" by workplace disability discrimination, experts warn

Four in 10 (39%) workers have experienced bullying, harassment and discrimination at work due to their disability, according to survey findings published yesterday (3 June).

How can HR leaders support transgender employees?

After the UK Supreme Court ruling on 16 April, the Football Association (FA) barred transgender women from playing women’s football. The England and Wales Cricket Board made a similar decision. How...

HR backs ‘DEI by Stealth’ movement, to navigate backlash

Employers in the UK are responding to the backlash against inclusivity at work by disguising diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies, the Guardian reported on Monday (26 May). The move echoes...

Trans rights are human rights

Woman, man, trans, non-binary – terms which seek to spell out differences. How about ‘people’? That sounds far better.

UEL hosts its first ethnicity pay gap conference

The HR magazine team attended the ethnicity pay gap conference in London yesterday (29 April), organised by the University of East London (UEL)'s Office for Institutional Equity. We outline the...

Employee wins £5k after colleagues' homophobic remarks

A former removal firm worker has won £5,500 at tribunal after his supervisor and another colleague directed homophobic remarks at him.

How can HR reduce hidden disability discrimination at work?

Greggs, the food retailer, has issued an apology after an employee reportedly stopped a customer from using the disabled toilet unless she proved she was disabled.

How will the Supreme Court's gender ruling impact HR leaders?

The UK Supreme Court has ruled that the legal definition of a woman should be based on biological sex, and that the legal concept of sex is binary. We asked commentators how this could impact HR.

TfL cuts ties with Accenture over DEI rollback

Transport for London has reportedly stopped working with consulting firm Accenture after the consultancy scaled back its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies.

Review finds failings in Thames Valley Police's diversity drive

A review of Thames Valley Police force's diversity programme concluded that it lacked transparency and consistency.

New episode: HR Most Influential Podcast 4.4: Inclusion is the answer to everything

Inclusion – and its potential to help organisations address strategic HR issues like productivity, retention and engagement – is the focus of the latest HR Most Influential Podcast episode, which went...

The HR Most Influential Podcast 4.4: Inclusion is the answer to everything

Aggie Yemurai Mutuma joins the podcast to discuss why inclusion has the potential to address strategic HR issues like productivity, retention and even the bottom line.

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