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The mental health charity Mind has responded to an announcement by the Government that, following on from its Red Tape Challenge, it intends to introduce a number of reforms to simplify the Equality Act and remove unnecessary legislation.

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In response to a judgment handed down at the Supreme Court, which some are claiming may have left the door open for businesses to set their own retirement age for staff, the CIPD has warned employers to remember the business benefits of recruiting, retaining, engaging and motivating a diverse workforce and the value that an ageing workforce can contribute to business and the economy.

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The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled in a case involving an unsuccessful job applicant who wanted to know whether the recruiting employer engaged another applicant at the end of the recruitment process.

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With International Woman’s Day on 8th March 2012, and the EU committed to improving the number of women on executive boards, data issued by Mercer shows the extent to which women are under-represented in senior executive and management positions across Europe.

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Fear of discrimination by managers and bullying by colleagues prevents many people from disclosing the fact that they have dyslexia.

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A new report from the Equality and Human Rights Commission Scotland shows a continuing trend of women being passed over for top jobs in Scotland.

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Over seven million disabled people in the UK are being prevented from getting jobs or reaching their full potential by employers and recruitment providers who are imposing a ‘glass ceiling’ upon them according to a DWP Disability Steering Group.

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