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How should HR handle pronoun disputes at work?

A tribunal judicial ruling has allowed a claimant to refer to a transgender colleague with pronouns they did not choose, raising questions over how to manage disputes regarding gender identity in the...

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Underperforming social media worker wins £20,000 in tribunal

A social media worker, who only created six posts in a month compared with a colleague’s 73, won £22,210 in an unfair dismissal case as she was not given enough warning of her potential dismissal.

White accountant who complained of race discrimination was victimised, tribunal rules

A white accountancy firm executive was awarded more than £40,000 for victimisation at tribunal after she was dismissed following an internal complaint of race discrimination.

12 months of 2024: October

As we near the end of this year, our '12 Days of Christmas'-style countdown rounds up key stories from each month of 2024.

DPD driver wins £20k after colleagues gossip about flexible working

An employee of the delivery company DPD was awarded £20,000 in compensation after colleagues shared details of his flexible working arrangement and spread gossip.

Not saying 'hello' was unfair dismissal, tribunal rules

A recruitment manager won her unfair dismissal claim after a tribunal ruled that her manager behaved unreasonably by refusing to say ‘hello’ to her three times.

Worker awarded £27k after employer failed to make adjustments

NHS Foundation Trust failed to make reasonable adjustments for an administrator who struggled to concentrate in a noisy office following a brain haemorrhage, a tribunal found. 

How prepared are you for the legal changes coming on sexual harassment in the workplace?

When new laws on sexual harassment take effect next month, the pressure will be on for organisations across England, Wales and Scotland to show that they have switched their focus from simply managing...

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Equal pay claims rise for third consecutive year

Equal pay claims increased for the third consecutive year in 2023, according to new analysis released for International Equal Pay Day (18 September).

‘English nationalist’ NHS consultant loses appeal over anti-Islamic views

Steven Thomas lost his appeal after claiming he was discriminated against, and dismissed, over his ‘English nationalist’ beliefs.

Consultant who bragged about sex life loses tribunal

A recruitment consultant has lost her claims at a tribunal after it found she had bragged about the number of times her partner had made her “squirt” during sex, and allegedly showed colleagues...

Police PA unfairly dismissed amid superiors’ dispute

Employment judges have found that a Merseyside Police superintendent’s personal assistant (PA) was unfairly dismissed and discriminated against, amid being "caught in the crossfire" of a dispute...