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The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has dropped its case against Jennifer Melle, the nurse suspended for talking to the media about how her NHS trust treated her after she misgendered a trans patient. Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust confidentially settled its high-profile tribunal case with Melle in April, just before an employment tribunal case was to be heard.
The Government has laid the Equality and Human Rights Commission's draft updated code of practice for services, public functions and associations before Parliament. Having received ministerial approval, Parliament now has 40 days to scrutinise the code. If it does not reject it, the Government will set a date for it to come into force.
Far from being a casualty of 'woke' culture wars, inclusive hiring practices are in fact more popular than ever with employers, research has suggested.
An interim update by the equality watchdog on the practical implications of the Supreme Court's ruling on the definition of sex in the Equality Act has been described as 'ill-considered and impractical', with some MPs calling for it to be withdrawn.
The Supreme Court has ruled that the legal definition of a woman under the Equality Act 2010 is based on biological sex.
The UK's largest private companies are lagging behind the FTSE 350 when it comes to ethnic diversity on their boards, the Parker Review report for 2024 has found.
FTSE 350 companies have met their target for women on boards three years ahead of their deadline, with two-fifths (40.2%) of board positions now held by women.
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