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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Sarah Butler

UK firms ditching diversity and inclusion ‘face higher risk of lawsuits’

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The City of London skyline. UK law differs from US legislation in that it mandates equality. Photograph: robertharding/Alamy

British businesses face a greater risk of legal action if they follow their US counterparts in ditching efforts to improve diversity and inclusion in the wake of Donald Trump’s return to office, the UK’s leading authority on employment law has warned.

The Employment Lawyers Association (ELA), which has 7,000 members, has said British companies could open themselves up to “adverse findings of discrimination” if they unpick policies designed to enable diversity equity and inclusion (DEI).

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