Student awarded £16k in sexual harassment case

A 17-year-old student receptionist at a Pizza Hut Delivery branch in east London has been awarded £15,800 after winning a claim of sexual harassment. This case raises interesting challenges for education and training providers when organising for their students, work experience, work placements or apprenticeship programmes. For example, how do you carry out a robust E&D assessment of practice for new employers that you engage with, in the same way that you carry out a health and safety assessment of practice? How do you communicate your vision, values and expectations in relation to equality and diversity with employers? How do you get feedback from students on their experience in relation to E&D?

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How inclusive is your organisation?

If you are familiar with the outcomes of college inspections, you will know that there is a strong correlation between outstanding practice and an inclusive ethos and culture. How inclusive is your organisation? Do staff feel accepted and valued as individuals regardless of difference? Do your managers, at all levels, understand the impact of unconscious bias on staff recruitment and performance management?

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Tackling prejudice-based bullying

Did you know that 54% of young people have been bullied at some point during their time at school or college? What are the experiences of your students? Would a new resource help you to evaluate your practice?

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Have you unintentionally misreported your gender pay gap?

As many as one in six organisations have reported their gender pay gap incorrectly, according to independent data analysis. Organisations most commonly made one of three errors, often not intentionally but because of confusion about what data has to be entered. How accurate are your calculations?

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