service union. Nipsa’s general secretary John Corey yesterday confirmed that inquiries had been received from local union branches about the BNP membership issue. He said that the matter would be raised by the union’s general…

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The following is an excerpt from an article submitted by the Current Affairs Committee of the Institute for Policy Research & Legal Studies.In recent times there has been resurgence in the debate about whether an employer has…

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Published Date: 01 December 2008 DO WE take our prejudices to work with us? The recent disclosure on a website of a membership list of the BNP (which purportedly included police officers, medical professionals, soldiers and…

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By Sean Farrell, Financial Editor Compass, the British catering giant, will be served with a $200m ($130m) class-action lawsuit today alleging systemic racial discrimination against black workers in the United States. The…

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Well, I hope James Purnell is reading this report. In the first comprehensive survey of discrimination in the workplace, the commission found 11.6% of employees with a disability or long-term illness experienced physical…

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Jury clears NIBCO’s Fresno plant of discrimination It finds English-only job-skills assessment was valid way to test workers. By Pablo Lopez / The Fresno Bee11/26/08 22:05 A Fresno manufacturing plant did not discriminate when…

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WASHINGTON — Barack Obama’s friend and senior adviser Valerie Jarrett likens the effort of piecing together a Cabinet for the president-elect to assembling a puzzle. The co-chair of his transition, John Podesta, promised that…

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THE solicitor-general, Vera Baird, has signalled the introduction of new rights for millions of carers of elderly relatives and sick children, raising the prospect of a clash with Lord Mandelson, the business secretary.

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The senior EPA analyst whose historic anti-discrimination case led to legislation protecting whistleblowers is being fired from her job at the Environmental Protection Agency. Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo sees her ouster as the…

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“Many of the names that we have heard floated for deputy attorney general for civil rights and the Department of Education make us feel good that he’s taking his responsibility seriously to restore the federal government’s role…

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