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The BBC’s former China editor Carrie Gracie won her long battle over gender pay inequality, receiving an apology and a payout. In July last year, the BBC was forced to reveal the salaries of all … Read more

For those of you who were lucky enough to watch the ‘captivating’ World Cup 2018 fixture between Costa Rica and Serbia you may have noticed a slightly odd punditry display by former France defender Patrice … Read more

Pimlico Plumbers have today lost their Supreme Court challenge to an Employment Tribunal’s decision that Gary Smith was a worker. Mr Smith ‘worked’ for Pimlico, and was VAT registered and paid tax as a self-employed … Read more

For those who love to shop, the closing of 31 House of Fraser’s UK stores will strike the heart strings – and for those who work for the 169-year-old company, the news strikes a lot … Read more

As the world continues to shift and respond to the powerful solidarity of the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements, gender norms evolve and re-align. Jackson Boyd proudly celebrated International Women’s Day and International Day Against Homophobia, … Read more

An image has emerged in the press of a woman taped to a chair and gagged in response to the fact that she had reported a culture of misogyny and racism in her workplace. The … Read more

A teacher, Philip Grosset, has succeeded in having his claim for disability discrimination upheld by the Court of Appeal. While this does not appear to be a particularly exciting story,when the story as a whole … Read more

The closure of STV2’s channel has resulted in 25 jobs being cut and a further 34 to be lost as STV restructures its channel and content cover. The NUJ’s organiser John Toner spoke on behalf … Read more

The most common type of claim to be raised at the Employment Tribunal is that of unfair dismissal on the grounds of misconduct. This article outlines briefly the law surrounding misconduct dismissals. Firstly, and most … Read more

In the recent case of Newcastle Upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust v Haywood, the Supreme Court considered the following question: where an employment contract is silent on when notice is deemed to be given, when … Read more