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MI5 recruits gay lobbyist Stonewall to target homosexual candidates for spying roles

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:30:00 GMT

Intelligence service MI5 has teamed up with a gay lobby group to actively recruit more homosexual staff, it has emerged. The UK security servic

Tribunal refuses to review decision on Switalski £19m sex discrimination claim

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:36:00 GMT

An employment tribunal which found a London lawyer had suffered sex discrimination and harassment has refused to reconsider its decision. Gill Switalksi, former legal head of FC Asset Management,

Friday podcast: equal pay and TUPE, the CIPD, the BBC, and social care

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:44:00 GMT

Our weekly HR news and analysis audio programme includes: employment lawyers warn firms could risk equal pay claims after a TUPE merger a CIPD figure has called for a radical overhaul of the professional

NHS Agenda for Change scheme cannot determine equal pay claims

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:10:00 GMT

An equal pay judgement has confirmed that an NHS job evaluation scheme cannot be relied on for evidence of a role's previous value. The Employment Appeal Tribunal yesterday ruled that Ashford and St P

Black Ministry of Justice worker called a ‘golliwog’, tribunal told

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:58:00 GMT

A black typing manager at the Ministry of Justice was forced out of her job after a colleague called her a "golliwog", a tribunal heard. <

Employers could risk equal pay claims after a TUPE merger

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:02:00 GMT

Employers taking on employees after a merger or buyout could face up to six years worth of unequal pay claims, an employment lawyer has warned. A ruling by the Employment Appeal Tribunal in the

Failing to tackle bullying costs employers £14bn

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:42:00 GMT

Failure to tackle bullying in the workplace costs UK employers almost £14bn each year, research has found. The Costs of Workp

Equality is high priority for most employers

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:09:00 GMT

As the Equalities Bill starts its long ride through Parliament to become law, a study has found that curr

Black and minority ethnic apprentice numbers are dramatically low

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:33:00 GMT

The number of black and minority ethnic (BME) people taking up apprenticeships is dramatically low, new research has revealed. Less than 7% of apprentices are of BME origin, with participation especially low among Indian, b

Black and minority ethnic candidates make up one-third of black cab applicants

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:52:00 GMT

Almost one in three applications to drive London's iconic black cabs are now from black and minority ethnic (BME) background. Figures released by Transport for London's Public Carriage Office (PCO) show that candidates tak

Equality and diversity institute gains ground with 20 supporters

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:40:00 GMT

Eager diversity experts are pressing ahead with a new body to standardise the profession, despite other practitioners warning against it. Some 20 equality figures from private and public sector firms have agreed to establis