discrimination

• Work place bullying: your rights and options
  Posted on November 7, 2013 by QualitySolicitors
  It is everyone’s right to be treated with respect and dignity at work. Bullying doesn’t just exist in schools, unfortunately bullying and harassment is all too common in the workplace too.
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  Posted in: Employment law
  Tagged: bullying, harassment, appearance-based discrimination, discrimination, sexual harassment, employment, safe working environment, employment legislation
• Redundancy and your rights
  Posted on November 5, 2013 by QualitySolicitors
  Redundancy commonly happens when employers decide that they need to reduce their workforce or restructure their business. In a recession this is more common, however the official reasons for making someone redundant are somewhat different.
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  Posted in: Employment law
  Tagged: bullying, harassment, appearance-based discrimination, discrimination, downsizing, business restructure, employment, employment legislation, employment tribunals, redundancy, mediation
• Ending sexism in sport means including men's synchronised swimming in the Olympic Games
  Posted on August 7, 2012 by Louise Restell
  Last night I went to watch Japan beat France in the women’s football Olympic semi final at Wembley. Like quite a few people, including, I imagine, some of the other spectators, I have never watched a women’s football match in my life, which is a travesty because it was at least as exciting and far less aggressive than the overpaid and overindulged men’s version.
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  Posted in: Uncategorized
  Tagged: discrimination, IOC, olympic cyclist, Olympic games, Saudi Arabia, sexism in sport, sports, women's sport
• Pies and prejudice: should obesity discrimination be illegal?
  Posted on June 6, 2012 by Louise Restell
  For a country that is getting increasingly large around the middle, we seem to have terrible trouble with fat people. How is it that almost two thirds of British adults are now either overweight or obese, a proportion forecast to increase, and yet a new report finds that one in five people had been victimised because of their body weight and that most of us are dissatisfied with our body image?
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  Posted in: Uncategorized
  Tagged: appearance-based discrimination, definition of obesity, discrimination, Equalities Act, ginger discrimination, obesity, obesity crisis