EHRC updates guidance on discriminatory adverts

Britain’s equality watchdog, the Equality and Human Rights Commission, has updated its guidance for publishing job advertisements providing greater clarity around “occupational requirements”. The EHRC first published its guidance on discriminatory adverts... Read more »

Christian wins discrimination claim after job offer rescinded over LGBT views

A Christian social worker has partly won his belief discrimination claim after a charity rescinded his job offer following the discovery of Facebook posts he had made expressing his views on homosexuality... Read more »

Thousands of Saudi women apply for 30 train driver jobs on high speed line

A loosening of restrictions on female employment in Saudi Arabia has seen 28,000 women apply for 30 posts as train drivers. The post Thousands of Saudi women apply for 30 train driver... Read more »

Age discrimination: IBM accused of calling older staff ‘dinobabies’

IBM has been accused of attempting to force out older workers in order to shift the age profile of its workforce. The post Age discrimination: IBM accused of calling older staff ‘dinobabies’... Read more »

Technicality sees European court reject ‘gay cake’ appeal

The European Court of Human Rights stated that Gareth Lee’s ‘gay cake’ case had failed to exhaust domestic remedies. The post Technicality sees European court reject ‘gay cake’ appeal appeared first on... Read more »

Culture of sexism at Jeff Bezos’s rocket firm, staff allege

A letter by whistleblowers states ‘Numerous senior leaders have been known to be consistently inappropriate with women.’ The post Culture of sexism at Jeff Bezos’s rocket firm, staff allege appeared first on... Read more »

US games giant beset by ‘frat boy’ culture, state officials allege

The owner of the Call of Duty and StarCraft games franchises is facing legal action over claims of sexual harassment and discrimination against women. The post US games giant beset by ‘frat... Read more »

Neurodiversity: how accessible is your recruitment process?

Neurodiversity is an aspect of equality that does not get the attention it deserves – to the detriment of businesses, argues Dr Louise Karwowski. The post Neurodiversity: how accessible is your recruitment... Read more »

Google’s diversity lead removed over antisemitic views

Google’s head of diversity has been removed from his post after an antisemitic blog post by him from 2007 re-emerged this week. The post Google’s diversity lead removed over antisemitic views appeared... Read more »

Daniel Kahneman: how ‘noise’ damages decisions

Why we should use the return to the workplace as an opportunity to implement radical change and get to grips to poor decision-making. The post Daniel Kahneman: how ‘noise’ damages decisions appeared... Read more »