A Sheffield employment tribunal has heard claims that a Chesterfield firm had a male-dominated culture where bosses openly discussed potential female recruits and judged them by their bra size [...]
A convicted murderer has lost a case against the Royal Mail after he alleged that the company breached his human rights by sacking him. Roger Kearney was fired from his job as a van driver for [...]
A new report claims that the majority of women feel that there are barriers to their progression in business. The report, Ambition and Gender at Work, from the Institute of Leadership and [...]
A gay waiter, who said he was subjected to sustained harassment in his job at a top Chinese restaurant in London, has been awarded £21,500 by an employment tribunal. Vincent Ma won his case [...]
A major pub company has been fined for health and safety breaches after some workers were exposed to asbestos during a pub refurbishment. The White Horse pub in Darlington, owned by Mitchells [...]
A former bank worker, who was sacked by RBS, is taking her case to an employment tribunal. Kate Furlong, who worked as a debt officer for RBS for three and a half years, is claiming unfair [...]
New measures for women who want to breastfeed at work are to be introduced by the government. A new white paper will set out the proposals in detail, which include having a private area available [...]
A building contractor has been fined £2,000 and ordered to pay £4,052 in costs after a boy, illegally employed, was injured after overturning a dumper truck. Despite it being illegal to employ [...]
The family of a man who died after being crushed to death at work have spoken of their tragic loss. William Aveyard’s daughter Helen said after an inquest into her father’s death: “My father went [...]
A former constable with West Yorkshire Police is suing the force’s chief constable and demanding his old job back. Stuart Bower, who left the force in 1985 after being found guilty of an offence [...]
