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Ethnic minority women around three times more likely to be unemployed

Ethnic minority women around three times more likely to be unemployed

Unemployment among black women has remained constant since the 1980s and has worsened for Pakistani and Bangladeshi women since 2004, according to a report published by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Race and Community.…

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Unfair dismissal change 'could lead to increase in employment tribunal claims'

Unfair dismissal change 'could lead to increase in employment tribunal claims'

Over half of employers think changes to legislation around unfair dismissals will lead to more rather than fewer employment tribunal claims, according to a survey by XpertHR.…

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Fees announced for empoyment tribunals

Fees announced for empoyment tribunals

The Government has published plans to introduce fees for employment tribunals.…

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Women lawyers use special strategies to combat discrimination

Women lawyers use special strategies to combat discrimination

Women and people from ethnic minorities have to employ special strategies to overcome institutional discrimination when working in large law firms, the British Sociological Association’s annual conference in Leeds will hear today.…

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Parents 'facing impossible choices'

Parents are facing impossible choices and discrimination in work, according to Working Families annual helpline report. …

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