sexual discrimination
No matter how hard women work, it always seems that we are having to play catch up with our fellow men. New research from the Chartered Management Institute...
Posted: 15 September 2011 | 15:44
A homosexual waiter who worked at the Michelin-starred Yauatcha in London has been awarded more than £20,000 after he sued the restaurant for sexual harassment and constructive dismissal.
Posted: 15 February 2011 | 12:40
Owners of a hotel in Cornwall who were deemed by a judge to have acted unlawfully for refusing to allow a gay couple a double room are considering appealing against the verdict. Peter and Hazelmary Bull said that as Christians they did not believe unmarried couples should share a room.
Posted: 19 January 2011 | 11:22
There is still a significant gap in earnings between men and women, despite the Equal Pay Act being introduced 40 years ago. Solicitor Ann Munro outlines employers' legal obligations in respect of equal pay.
Posted: 07 October 2010 | 14:57
The Equality Act 2010 replaces the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 from today. Solicitor Nicola McMahon outlines what the Act entails and what employers can do to ensure they are not discriminating on the grounds of sex.
Posted: 30 September 2010 | 15:10
What steps can be taken to avoid under-representation of particular groups in the workplace, particularly as the law currently frowns on positive discrimination. Solicitor James Hall outlines the legal requirements.
Posted: 24 September 2010 | 12:55
Topics covered in our weekly Infozone briefing include: apprenticeship scheme launched; and equal pay is still 57 years away.
Posted: 27 August 2010 | 14:55
Michelin-starred chef Michael Caines has called on employers to encourage more females to develop their chef careers, in a speech at the launch of Women 1st Female Chefs' Development programme.
Posted: 19 August 2010 | 14:51
Michelin-starred chef Michael Caines has teamed up with sector skills council People 1st to launch a pilot programme designed to further the careers of female chefs within the industry. The Women 1st Female Chefs' Development Programme...
Posted: 22 June 2010 | 11:23
Punch Taverns has offered an apology to the Labour party's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) society after staff at a Westminster pub refused to serve them. The group, which went to the pub carrying a banner following its AGM, complained on Twitter ...
Posted: 07 June 2010 | 10:46
A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: 10% of Scottish B&Bs in newspaper survey refused rooms to ‘gay’ guest; Shearings and Bay restaurant brands set for sale?; Pret a Manger plans record number of openings; Pebble Hotels owner to run former London Town pubs and more…
Posted: 12 April 2010 | 10:29
Tory Shadow Home Secretary Chris Grayling has come under fire after suggesting that people who run bed-and-breakfasts should have the right to turn away gay couples. Grayling was recorded at a think-tank seminar last week saying that Christians should be able to refuse anyone who offended their faith...
Posted: 06 April 2010 | 11:03
Topics covered in our weekly Infozone briefing include: public sector losing its sparkle; ministers to turn down pay rise; and gender gap still exists at the top.
Posted: 12 March 2010 | 12:58
Pub operator Realpubs has been forced to pay a former employee thousands of pounds in compensation after a tribunal ruled that he had been discriminated against because he was gay. Charles Lisboa, ex-assistant manager of former gay pub the Pembroke Arms in Earls Court, London...
Posted: 25 February 2010 | 10:56
Topics covered in our weekly briefing include: Police crackdown on 'problem premises' and underage drinking; job candidates scuppered by their online profiles; race and gender pay gap still very much in evidence.
Posted: 05 February 2010 | 14:37
Women in hospitality are set to benefit from a new leadership and management development programme, which has the full backing of Cherie Blair. Sharon Glancy, business solutions director of hospitality skills council People 1st, explains how the initiative came about and what it can offer individuals as well as their employers.
Posted: 13 November 2009 | 10:31
Employers will be allowed to give priority to a job candidate from an under-represented minority when the Equality Bill becomes law next year. But only when they are chosen from equally qualified hopefuls, explains Fiona Killingworth.
Posted: 03 July 2009 | 19:12
Peter Lederer, chair of the new hospitality diversity body, One and All Foundation, says that the industry could solve the skills shortage in an instant by looking more closely at internal talent
Posted: 02 October 2008 | 12:22
Industry groups have criticised government proposals to force companies bidding for public-sector contracts to disclose the difference in pay between their male and female staff.
Posted: 03 July 2008 | 07:00
The British Hospitality Association (BHA) has criticised Government proposals to force companies bidding for public sector contracts to disclose the difference in pay between their male and female staff.
Posted: 27 June 2008 | 08:00
