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Employment discrimination based on your education and personal background could become a thing of the past as more and more major UK businesses pledge their backing to the government’s “anonymous CV” initiative.

The right to unpaid parental leave for UK workers has been postponed until 2013, as the government cites “the ongoing development of its Modern Workplaces policy”.

New compensation rates will apply from 1 February 2012:

As the New Year celebrations subside, employees and business owners up and down the country have been told to take heed of a raft of employment law changes ready for introduction in 2012.

Care worker Sue Angold was sacked from her job at a sheltered housing block after assisting an elderly lady who had fallen

With the Olympics drawing ever nearer, reports show that a staggering 29% of employers are yet to make basic preparations for workers hoping to catch sight of the action and falling staff attendance.

A major NHS Trust is to pay more than £900,000 in compensation for the racial discrimination and unfair dismissal of a highly-paid former director.

Dean of St Albans, Jeffrey John, may take legal action against the Church of England on discrimination grounds after twice missing out on becoming a bishop.

The government has moved to ease fears that new unfair dismissal laws, which mean employees cannot qualify for the right until completing two years’ of service, will not be applied retrospectively.

Age-related discrimination and stereotyping are “rooted in British society”, according to research from the Department for Work and Pensions.