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Panorama - hospital abuse exposed
Last night Panorama was aired with some truly shocking footage of a specialist residential hospital in Bristol. The programme 'Undercover Care: The Abuse Exposed' exposed a 'culture' of abuse towards patients from support workers at the privately run Castlebeck facility, Winterbourne...
DJ's unfair dismissal claim alleges age discrimination
A 61-year-old radio presenter is to bring an unfair dismissal claim after being replaced by a younger man on Scottish station West Sound. Jack Bennie's daytime show, which he had helmed since 2004, has been taken over by Kevin Devine, a former That's Life presenter. Bennie alleges that the...
Employment lawyers to combat serial litigants online
A new website is to be launched that aims to help employment lawyers in the prevention of employment tribunal claims being brought by serial litigants against their clients. Co-founder Gordon Turner called for a register within the employment tribunal system that would recognise multiple...
Single Equality Bill aims to unite anti-discrimination laws
The Single Equality Bill has been published by the Government this week, alongside an explanatory document that states it is needed "to strengthen the law and bring forward new measures to fight discrimination ." The key points of the white paper include: a duty on public bodies to ban...
Police officer brings racial discrimination case to Manchester employment tribunal
A Manchester employment tribunal has begun hearing a claim of racial discrimination and bullying brought against the Lancashire Constabulary by a Burnley police officer. PC Amjid Mahmood Ditta has listed examples of racially-motivated jokes and incidents that followed a period of sick leave...
NATS recruitment policy found to be in breach of age discrimination law
The National Air Traffic Services (NATS) has been found by an employment tribunal to have breached age discrimination law by applying an upper age limit of 35 for newly recruited air traffic controllers. Peter Baker, 50, brought a discrimination claim against the airspace body when his...
Unfair dismissal claimant drops discrimination charge at employment tribunal
An employment tribunal has heard a full apology to Ron Dennis, the head of the McLaren Formula 1 team, as a six-figure unfair dismissal and discrimination claim against him was withdrawn by former employee Peter Boland. Following discussions between both sides' employment lawyers ,...
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