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Making the World FairerReligion At Work: What Does The Law Say? With Shoosmiths LLP Part IIAre your workplace policies effective at protecting your employees - as well as your organisation - when it comes to religious discrimination? In the first two episodes of our new podcast series examining religion at work, Professor Binna Kandola OBE is joined by two employment experts from the law firm Shoosmiths, Simon Fennell and Amy Leech, a Partner and Senior Associate at the firm respectively. In Part II, they explore: How effective current organisational policies are Legal advice for employers, especially in the current political climate Whether leaders should be open about their religious...2024-05-1322 min
Making the World FairerReligion At Work: What Does The Law Say? With Shoosmiths LLP Part ICould your workplace policies be indirectly or directly discriminating against employees of faith? There have been an increasing number of court cases relating to religious and philosophical belief in the workplace in recent years. In the first two episodes of our new podcast series examining religion at work, Professor Binna Kandola OBE is joined by two employment experts from the law firm Shoosmiths, Simon Fennell and Amy Leech, a Partner and Senior Associate at the firm respectively. In Part I, they examine: The legislation around religious (and non-religious) belief as a protected...2024-04-1625 min
Podcast Radio Business InterviewsTIME TO TACKLE WEIGHT DISCRIMINATION IN THE WORKPLACE | Professor Binna Kandola OBEProfessor Binna Kandola OBE, diversity and inclusion specialist from Pearn Kandola, speaks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss TIME TO TACKLE WEIGHT DISCRIMINATION IN THE WORKPLACE.Discrimination against overweight people is rife across the UK’s workplaces, according to a major new report looking at a deeply entrenched prejudice.Research released today reveals more than two-thirds of employees (69%) believe weight discrimination exists in their workplace, with nearly half of respondents (47%) considering it to be a problem. Concerningly, more than three in 10 workers said they had witnessed discrimination against someone els...2023-10-0513 minPodcast Radio Business InterviewsTIME TO TACKLE WEIGHT DISCRIMINATION IN THE WORKPLACE | Professor Binna Kandola OBEProfessor Binna Kandola OBE, diversity and inclusion specialist from Pearn Kandola, talks to Clayton M. Coke of Podcast Radio Business to discuss TIME TO TACKLE WEIGHT DISCRIMINATION IN THE WORKPLACE.Discrimination against overweight people is rife in workplaces across the country with 69% of employees believing weight discrimination exists in their workplace, 47% considering it to be a problem and 32% saying they have witnessed discrimination against someone else because of their weight.But, 35% of those reporting weight discrimination in their place of work saw no action taken from their complaint, according to Pearn Kandola research which highlights...2023-08-0813 min