McDonald’s signs deal with UK equality watchdog to protect staff from sexual harassment February 8, 2023 McDonald’s has signed an agreement with the UK’s equality watchdog to promise to better protect its staff from sexual harassment following reports of alleged abuse. The fast food chain has penned an agreement with the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) to pledge to communicate a “zero tolerance” approach on sexual harassment and deliver anti-harassment [...]
Millions of Brits experience bullying, sexual harassment and homophobia every day at work July 26, 2022 A new survey highlights today how toxic many workplaces still are in the UK with millions of workers experiencing bullying, homophobic behaviour and even sexual harassment. In fact, a staggering 42 per cent of all British workers admit they work in a toxic workplace with one in five (16 per cent) of employees witnessing homophobic [...]
Exclusive: Banks cleaning up their act as City sees steep drop in bullying and sexual harassment September 20, 2022 Banks, insurers and other financial services firms have come under pressure from the City watchdog, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), in recent years to crack down on personal misconduct by individuals in regulated firms, and it seems these efforts are starting to pay off. City A.M. can reveal this morning that London’s financial services space [...]
TfL uses 3D podcast as part of campaign against sexual harassment June 7, 2022 Transport for London (TfL) will use a 3D podcast to raise awareness about sexual harassment on the network. The public body hired podcast company Acast and media agency Wavemaker to develop the project, which will virtually place sound sources to give the listener the sense of tridimensionality. “By using spatial (3D) audio, we’ve been able [...]
Rio Tinto: Workplace review reveals bullying, sexual harassment and racism February 1, 2022 Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto has published a damning external review of its workplace culture suggesting widespread issues at the company.
Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard fights off shareholder lawsuit following alleged sexual harassment April 21, 2022 US judges have dismissed a lawsuit from Activision Blizzard shareholders alleging the Call of Duty maker had lied to them by minimising the impact of allegedly widespread sexual harassment and discrimination against female employees.
Microsoft faces pressure from investors over sexual harassment record December 1, 2021 Microsoft investors are calling for greater transparency over sexual harassment claims following allegations against ex-chief Bill Gates.
UK workplace conduct chief fired for sexually harassing as many as 10 women December 26, 2021 After inappropriate behaviour towards as many as 10 women, a senior executive at the UK’s authority on workplace conduct has been fired for sexual harassment. John Woods sent a “barrage” of inappropriate sexual messages to a junior staff member, suggested “sex bets”, and left a pair of knickers on another female colleague’s desk, according to [...]
Workers rights row: Labour’s Rayner vows to expand protection from sex harassment to interns May 9, 2024 Angela Rayner has vowed Labour will expand sexual harassment protections to include interns and volunteers, amid a row with unions over the party’s workers’ rights proposals.
EY faces mounting staff backlash over sexual harassment case November 18, 2021 EY has come under fire from its own workforce for allowing a partner to retain his job after sexually harassing a junior female colleague on a company ski trip, according to reports. The accounting giant told staff it would do more to tackle inappropriate behaviour, following the case of Neil Hutt, a transactions partner who [...]