Sue Allington, 60, from Tunbridge Wells, had worked for almost two decades at the £24,000-a-year establishment but was fired when the new head teacher after complaints from snooty parents A veteran teacher at a top prep school has won more than £140,000 in an age discrimination case after she was sacked following complaints by pushy … Read more
Sue Allington, 60, from Tunbridge Wells, had worked for almost two decades at the £24,000-a-year establishment but was fired when the new head teacher after complaints from snooty parents A veteran teacher at a top prep school has won more than £140,000 in an age discrimination case after she was sacked following complaints by pushy … Read more
Anti-terror chief Neil Basu clashes with Priti Patel as he calls for positive discrimination to make police more diverse UK head of counter-terrorism policing Neil Basu calls for positive discrimination He asked Home Office to legalise move to ensure ethnic minority police recruits Mr Basu raised issue at National Policing Board meeting chaired by Priti Patel By … Read more
Maintenance firm called Handymen is REFUSED lockdown business grant by council because of ‘gender discrimination’ as boss says ‘it is just a name’ Property maintenance firm Handymen has managed more than 2,000 properties Company in South Wales was launched in 1987 and employs a number of women Penarth Town Council has refused a £1,000 grant, … Read more
BBC blew £1m in legal battles fighting discrimination and equal pay cases brought by its own staff, figures reveal BBC spent more than £1million fighting equal pay and race discrimination cases Figure given in letter to Commons digital, culture, media and sport committee Committee chairman Julian Knight described the BBC’s spend as ‘unbelievable’ By Paul Revoir For … Read more
A Muslim train driver has lost his religious discrimination claim after suing a security firm for using a fake bomb with the words ‘Allahu Akbar’ on it as part of a training exercise. Anis Ali, 36, launched a claim for compensation after he discovered that the fake suspicious package planted to test security procedures had … Read more
New mother wins payout of up to £9k after she was left out of Christmas party while on maternity leave Catriona Howie won up to £9,000 after bosses forgot to invite her to a party She lost her claim a colleague discriminated against her by mocking baby name Mrs Howie worked for luxury kitchen and … Read more
Pinterest pays $22.5million to settle gender discrimination lawsuit by French executive who said she was paid less than men, left out of decisions and fired for speaking out Francoise Brougher accused Pinterest of overseeing a hostile work environment She filed the lawsuit earlier this year after being fired as chief operating officer Pinterest will pay … Read more
Anti-racism lessons for lecturers: Universities should confront ‘white privilege’ to step up the fight against discrimination, experts say Institutions should train staff and students to understand ‘microaggressions’ Follows report by Equality and Human Rights Commission carried out last year The report found there was an ‘alarmingly high rate’ of racism on campuses By Josh White … Read more
An apprentice joiner won a £8,000 payout after he sued his building firm boss for age discrimination when he was told over email ‘you have a lot of maturing up to do’. Callum Graham, 16, was offered a job as an apprentice joiner following a successful interview at building firm MHD (Morton Hynes Developments) Builders … Read more