A student lab assistant has received a financial settlement from his former employer, Micropathology Ltd, following allegations of race and religious discrimination. Micropathology Ltd, based in Coventry, sacked Waqas Rai, 23, without notice on 31 December 2021. The Equality and Human Rights Commission has supported his case. Months after his dismissal, Mr Rai’s former manager
An Uber Eats driver has received a financial settlement, following allegations that facial recognition checks required to access his work app were racially discriminatory, which led to him being unable to access the Uber Eats app to secure work. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and the App Drivers and Couriers Union (ADCU) provided
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has responded to the Department for Education’s consultation on its draft guidance on gender questioning children for schools and colleges. The advice from the equality regulator focuses on how the guidance can better represent the Equality Act 2010 and the Human Rights Act 1998, so that it can
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) today published its analysis of the UK and Welsh Governments’ performance in upholding the Istanbul Convention, which commits both governments to tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG). The report looks at the progress made in protecting women and girls across England and Wales from violence. Under the Istanbul
New guidance on menopause in the workplace, setting out employer’s legal obligations under the Equality Act 2010, was issued today by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). Many women report experiencing negative impacts of menopausal symptoms in the workplace, with some even feeling compelled to leave their jobs as a result. Research shows that
