Ditch the retirement age campaign gets backing of Lords

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:21:00 GMT

Personnel Today's drive to force the government to commit to scrapping the default retirement age (DRA) has stepped up a gear after receiving support from leading age campaigner

Stressed women workers driven to edge by credit crunch

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:01:00 GMT

Female employees are more stressed at work than their male counterparts because of pressure caused by the credit crunch. Research by Bupa UK Health Insurance indicates that six out of 10 women fear for their finances compa

Landmark tribunal ruling paves way for loss of earnings claims

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:10:00 GMT

A landmark tribunal ruling has paved the way for unfairly sacked employees to claim for loss of future earnings even when claiming incapacity benefit.

Muslim twins settle out of court to bring end to landmark discrimination case

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:30:00 GMT

Muslim twin sisters claiming sex, race and religious discrimination against a City firm have won a multi-million pound out of court settlement, according to press reports. Twins Samira and Hanan Fariad took Tradition Secu

All-women shortlists allowed when political parties recruit candidates

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:52:00 GMT

The government will change the law to allow political parties to use all-women shortlists for electoral candidates, Harriet Harman will say today. The leader of t

Nursery and childcare work should be seens as positive career choice

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:05:00 GMT

Poor pay and conditions for nursery and childcare workers is jeopardising efforts to improve skills levels and the overall quality of services, a report has warned. A report by the Daycare Trust charity and the T

Dame Joan Bakewell appointed Voice of Older People

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:49:00 GMT

One of the UK's first high-profile female broadcasters has been appointed by the government as the "Voice of Older People". Dame Joan Bakewell,

Most UK firms provide more than minimum maternity pay for female staff

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:33:00 GMT

Three-quarters of companies provide more than the statutory maternity pay requirement, according to research by Incomes Data Services (IDS). The survey also revealed that about half (52%) of respondents think that the curre

Employment tribunal payouts rise to £32m

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:10:00 GMT

Payouts for equal pay, unfair dismissal, and religious and sexual orientation discrimination jumped as total employment tribunal payouts hit £32m in 2006-07, new statistics have revealed. <

Tiplady claims Met led the way on improving diversity

Sun, 09 Nov 2008 07:00:00 GMT

The Metropolitan Police has done more to improve diversity than any other organisation in the UK, according to its HR chief. Martin Tiplady told delegates at last month's Pers

Asian worker to sue employer over Osama Bin Laden photo

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:34:00 GMT

An Asian man who alleges work colleagues superimposed his face on a photograph with Osama Bin Laden is suing his former employer for £50,000. Vinod Rajdev claims that work associates at software prov

Muslim Tesco truck driver loses religious discrimination case

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:21:00 GMT

A Muslim fork-lift truck driver who sued Tesco for religious discrimination because he was asked to handle alcoholic drinks as part of his job at the company's Lichfield goods depot has lost his case, it has emerged.

Ministry of Justice faces 500 age discrimination claims

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:23:00 GMT

The Ministry of Justice has been hit by 500 age discrimination claims as the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) ramps up its pay campaign in the Civil Service. The PCS claims a pay system intr

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