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Everybody is talking about the recent BBC pay review. On 19 July, the amount the BBC pays its stars was revealed, listing the 96 people who are each paid more than £150,000 a year. Top of the list was Chris Evans, who gets £2.20 – £2.25 million each year. Second place goes to Gary Lineker, …
You might remember our January article ‘How do I claim equal pay?’ We wrote about journalist Samira Ahmed, who accused the BBC of paying her unfairly compared with Jeremy Vine. Jeremy was paid up to £3,000 per episode for presenting Points of View on BBC1, while Samira received just £440 per episode of Newswatch on …
On Friday 20 March 2020, it was announced by the Chancellor that HMRC would be offering grants to cover up to 80% of wages of people whose jobs were threatened with redundancy due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. This has been named the “Furloughed Worker” scheme. The scheme is not available to people who are off …
Have you experienced discrimination at work? Wondering if there is a Discrimination Act to protect you? Concerned about whether you’re covered in NI as much as the rest of the UK? The short answer is Yes, but that’s not what the Act is called, and the details differ depending on whether you’re in Northern Ireland …
In research published last year by the TUC, more than half of women say they have been sexually harassed at work – but most didn’t report it due to: worry that it would affect their relationships at work (28%), fear they would not be taken seriously (24%), or embarrassment (20%). In 9/10 cases, the perpetrator …
Covid-19 has affected us all, and many employees are wondering what work life will be like after furlough. So here’s our simple guide for employees, including topics to discuss with your employer before you go back to work. Government guidelines Current government guidelines state that you should: Work from home if possible If you have …
You’ve no doubt noticed that gender is a hot topic at the moment. Transgender stories seemingly appear in the media every day. You might also know there’s a famous employment law case which has recently shed light on the answer to the question in the headline. There’s more on that below, as well as another …
The short answer is yes, a man CAN bring a sex discrimination claim. This article gives more details. Imagine overhearing a conversation between two working men who don’t know each other but who pass each other on the street in South London. Here’s what they say: “Ello, mate!” “Ow ya doing’, fella?” That actually happened, …
Employees who have suffered ill treatment at work often get pushed so far that they find that there is little option but to submit a claim at the employment tribunal. The treatment suffered can include a range of things such discrimination, unpaid wages or holiday pay or bullying and harassment. Employees may find that a …
Age discrimination: Success and failure Age discrimination is illegal, but unfortunately, it is not uncommon. For example, you might like to read about these two recent cases. One of them was spectacularly successful, the other unfortunately failed. Age discrimination: Success In 2017, Mr Gregory started work as a geophysicist at Petro Trace Ltd. He was …