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Consultant urologist makes progress in whistleblowing claim
4 February 2010
A consultant urologist has made progress in his claims that he suffered bullying and harassment after blowing the whistle on cost-cutting measures. Ramon Niekrash from the Queen Elizabeth Hospital - which is run by the South London Healthcare NHS Trust - said that he was the victim of a...
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Muslim marriages 'increasingly not legally recognised'
4 February 2010
The number of Muslim marriages which are not recognised under British law is on the increase, it has been suggested. According to the BBC Asian Network, young couples are having Islamic ceremonies but are failing to hold the civil ceremony required for the union to viewed as official under UK...
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Woman succeeds in claims of sex discrimination
3 February 2010
A woman has successfully claimed she was the victim of <a href="http://rjw.clientarea.net/legal-services/employment/discrimination-at-work/sex-discrimination-at-work/" target="_self">sex discrimination</a> by the navy. Chief petty officer Jacqueline Cartner, who serves at HMS Collingwood in...
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Ex-BBC presenter makes age and sex discrimination claims
3 February 2010
A former BBC presenter has made allegations of age and <a href="http://rjw.clientarea.net/legal-services/employment/discrimination-at-work/sex-discrimination-at-work/" target="_self">sex discrimination</a> against the organisation. Miriam O'Reilly, who used to host the Countryfile programme, was...
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Improvements in women's earnings 'are welcome'
3 February 2010
Improvements in the earnings of female employees are positive, it has been suggested. According to Brendan Barber, general secretary of the Trades Union Congress, it is encouraging that women are being remunerated more generously and this is something unions have fought "long and hard for". His...
