Human rights

A recent survey carried out on behalf of public-sector union Unison showed that 33 per cent of young women at work had been bullied in the last six months, and 66 per cent of these said that the bullying was ongoing.

Considers human rights issues which may arise in the workplace and the law concerning human rights. Includes the CIPD viewpoint.

Details of the CIPD policy response to the DTI's consultation for a single equality body (August 2004).

The EAT has held that a tribunal's decision not to grant an adjournment midway through a hearing to accommodate a Muslim claimant's desire for a 'period of mental and spiritual purity' during Ramadan was not a breach of his right to a fair trial under Article 6 of the European Convention of Human Rights.