Sexual Harassment in Silicon Valley
Several more high profile companies have found themselves under the media spotlight recently, following allegations of sexual harassment against senior management. Uber Faces Sexual Harassment Claims Over the past few years, technology company Uber has achieved great business success with its ridesharing app, but has recently found itself in murkier waters after one of its […]
Sexual Harassment at Work
It is widely recognised that more needs to be done to improve gender equality in the work place, and this goal has been the focus of many different initiatives by Government, business organisations and equality groups. Such initiatives include the recent introduction of gender pay gap reporting requirements, encouraging greater representation of women at senior […]
Female Councillors Subjected to Sexist Behaviour at Work
An alarming number of female councillors have experienced sexism and sexual harassment while working in local government, according to a recent report from the Fawcett Society. Sexism and Sexual Harassment The study questioned over 2,300 councillors and found that almost 40% of women had experienced sexist comments from within their own party, around 33% have […]
Workers Suffer Serious Head Injuries
Many workers are unfortunately injured at work through no fault of their own and often as a result of health and safety failings on the part of the employer. These injuries are sometimes relatively minor but on other occasions can be serious enough to be life changing or even fatal. All injuries cause a degree […]