‘Any serving Gwent Police officer found to have been involved in “abhorrent messages” need to face firm action, the force’s police and crime commissioner has said.’
BBC News, 14th November 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The UK government is supporting a private member’s bill to bring back employers’ liability for harassment of employees by third parties at work, as well as introduce a new duty to prevent workplace sexual harassment.’
OUT-LAW.com, 3rd November 2022
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Defective vetting and failures by police leaders have allowed a “prevalent” culture of potentially thousands of officers who are “predatory” towards women to join and stay in the ranks, a damning official report has concluded.’
The Guardian, 2nd November 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Morrisons has been told to pay a mother £60,000 for discriminating against her when she returned from maternity leave.’
BBC News, 31st October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Hundreds of Met Police officers have been getting away with breaking the law and misconduct, a damning report has found.’
BBC News, 17th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Arbitration agreements requiring that the arbitrator be a “commercial man” or otherwise specifying a protected characteristic will be unenforceable under Law Commission proposals published today.’
Legal Futures, 22nd September 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Dozens of security staff who detain and deport people for the Home Office are taking legal action over race, sex, disability discrimination and unfair dismissal, the Guardian has learned.’
The Guardian, 21st September 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Describes the Commonwealth’s work on human rights and the issues it seeks to address, such as the economic empowerment of women and preventing modern slavery.’
House of Commons Library , 30th August 2022
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
‘A consultation has been launched which could determine whether public sexual harassment could become a criminal offence in the UK.’
Each Other, 23rd August 2022
Source: eachother.org.uk
‘The Metropolitan police is taking a former senior officer to court, claiming her allegations of racism and sexism broke an agreement meant to gag her from speaking out, the Guardian has learned.’
The Guardian, 21st August 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Female doctors have launched an online campaign that they say exposes shocking gender-based discrimination, harassment and sexual assault in healthcare.’
The Guardian, 11th July 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A former elite acrobatic gymnast has become the first to win a civil case against British Gymnastics for the abuse she experienced in the sport.’
BBC News, 12th June 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The recent move to ban Russian and Belarussian players from participating in this year’s Wimbledon Championships brings into focus the role of the Equality Act 2010 (“the Act”) in sport.’
OUT-LAW.com, 27th May 2022
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘The last two years have accelerated a number of trends which had already started to gain traction. The most obvious one is the move to remote working.’
Littleton Chambers, 17th May 2022
Source: littletonchambers.com
‘Calling a man “bald” is sexual harassment, an employment tribunal has ruled. Hair loss is much more prevalent among men than women so using it to describe someone is a form of discrimination, a judge has concluded. Commenting on a man’s baldness in the workplace is equivalent to remarking on the size of a woman’s breasts, the finding suggests.’
The Guardian, 13th May 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Misogyny – the hatred of, aversion to, or prejudice against women – is becoming ever more common within our society, yet little is being done to tackle it effectively.’
Each Other, 11th February 2022
Source: eachother.org.uk
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