The Latest Breaking News from EHRC

Equality regulator investigating DWP over treatment of disabled benefits claimants

THE Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is being investigated by the equality regulator over suspicions that its treatment of disabled benefits…

The National (Scotland) · May 22, 2024

DWP under investigation over disability benefit assessments after claimant deaths

Possible sanctions include an unlimited fine if ministers are found to have broken the law

The Independent UK · May 22, 2024

Inquiry to begin into DWP’s treatment of ill and disabled people on benefits

Some eligibility decisions have been linked to deaths of vulnerable claimants, and EHRC will examine if ministers acted unlawfully

The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2024

Employers will be legally required to make 'reasonable adjustments' for people facing menopause

New menopause legislation has been put into place by the ECHR which will protect employees and force employers to make adjustments

Woman & Home · Feb 22, 2024

Employers must make ‘reasonable adjustments’ for women going through menopause

EHRC says employers have ‘responsibility to protect staff going through menopause’ as two-thirds of women with symptoms acknowledge negative impact

The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2024

Pontins discriminated against Travellers with list of 'undesirable' Irish surnames, watchdog finds

The holiday park company used a blacklist of mainly Irish surnames as part of a policy of refusing bookings by Gypsies and Travellers

Evening Standard · Feb 15, 2024

Shocked that Pontins put Irish Travellers on a secret blacklist? They’re far from the only ones

Acts of hatred against these groups are ‘regular as rain’. The widespread acceptance of them is Britain’s dirty secret, says journalist Ben Smoke

The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2024

Pontins served ‘unlawful act notice’ over discrimination against Irish Travellers

Equality watchdog forces holiday park operator into agreement after ‘undesirable guest’ list discovered

The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2024

Union reports MoD to watchdog over handling of sexual abuse allegations

EHRC must decide whether to investigate if ministry failing to meet obligations after claims from dozens of female civil servants

The Guardian - UK · Jan 14, 2024

What does the trans guidance for England’s schools say?

How to make sense of some of the key passages from long-delayed guidance

The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2023