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Case Review: Female employee wins £12k in sexual harassment claim

A woman in Northern Ireland brought a case against her employer, Autism Initiatives NI in Belfast, following harassment from a male co-worker. After raising concerns with her employer over the behaviour of her colleague, she resigned when she felt they were not taking her complaint seriously enough and subsequently brought a claim for constructive dismissal … Read more

How to reduce discrimination in the recruitment process

Following the recent case of Kpakio v Virgin Atlantic and the issue of possible racial discrimination in the recruitment process, governmental organisations and employers alike are considering how to “level the playing field” when it comes to the recruitment process. A recent article in the Guardian discusses the possibilities. In December 2012 the all-parliamentary group … Read more

Case Review: Racial Discrimination case against Virgin Atlantic dismissed

Liberian-born Max Kpakio claimed that he had been discriminated against on grounds of race by Virgin Atlantic during the recruitment process for a customer services job in their Swansea call centre. Mr Kpakio, a British citizen with a degree in international relations, claimed that having been rejected for the post, he reapplied with a typically … Read more

Apprentice winner loses her constructive dismissal claim against Lord Sugar

Stella English, winner of the BBC Apprentice reality television show in 2010, has lost her claim of constructive dismissal against Lord Alan Sugar. Ms English, 34, described her £100,000 employment contract as a “sham” and that her position was more of an “overpaid lackey” than a high-profile apprentice. She argued that she was forced to … Read more