55 h. ago Legal challenges to VAT on private schools fees to be heard at High Court

Nearly 20 families and several faith schools are bringing legal action against the Treasury, claiming the new VAT on fees is discriminatory and a breach of human rights law

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7 d. ago Primary school teacher who sued after colleague imitated famous Lilt catchphrase in Caribbean accent loses race discrimination claim

The tribunal in south London heard a case brought by Ikhals Yousif after her dismissal from Ashley Church of England Primary School in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey.

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7 d. ago Starbucks shreds ‘nonsensical’ lawsuit by store manager who claimed he was discriminated against for being straight

Exclusive: Christopher Thevanesan’s lawsuit is “nonsensical,” “entirely without merit,” and “devoid of any facts” to support his allegations, according to the company

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8 d. ago National Trust worker who sued charity and accused boss of trying to be 'white saviour' after invitation to join diversity group loses race discrimination claim

Sewing influencer Abida Jenkins' claims were dismissed by a judge, who ruled that the worker had an 'unjustified sense of grievance' which saw her 'exaggerate' evidence to 'suit her agenda'.

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1 week ago It's off to court we go! Disney faces discrimination lawsuit over Snow White snub of 'little people' actors who were replaced by cartoons in 'woke' £215m live

A top US lawyer has been appointed and is expected to file a claim against the studio alleging discrimination in the latest headache for the company over its £215 million live-action remake

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1 week ago 67,000 white South Africans have expressed interest in Trump's plan to give them refugee status

The U.S. Embassy in South Africa says it has received a list of nearly 70,000 people interested in refugee status in the U.S. under President Donald Trump’s plan to relocate members of a white minority group he claims are victims of racial discrimination by their Black-led government

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2 w. ago Four female BBC news presenters who claimed they lost their jobs following a 'rigged' recruitment process agree settlement with corporation over claims of sex and age discrimination

Martine Croxall, Karin Giannone, Kasia Madera and Annita McVeigh were due to begin proceedings on Monday after claiming they had lost out on a top flight job in a 'rigged' recruitment process.

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3 w. ago Do YOU think the word 'numpty' is discriminatory? Judge rules over use of the popular pejorative after Met Police faced 271 claims

Former Met Police sergeant Sonny Kalar brought 271 claims against his employer including one of discrimination after he took offence to his boss calling him a numpty

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3 w. ago Trump’s attacks on South Africa are a punishment for independence | Achille Mbembe and Ruth Wilson Gilmore

The US president’s cuts to health funding could lead to half a million deaths. They’re part of a strategy to condemn and isolate the countryOn 7 February, less than three weeks after taking office, Donald Trump issued an executive order: “Addressing Egregious Actions of the Republic of South Africa.” The order directed US agencies to halt aid to South Africa, condemned South Africa’s case against Israel at the international court of justice (ICJ) as an “aggressive position”, and declared that white Afrikaners be prioritized for resettlement in the US based on the duplicitous claim that they are “victims of unjust racial discrimination”.The humanitarian consequences of this executive order are devastatingly clear. On 26 February, notices were sent out terminating support for HIV organizations funded by the US President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (Pepfar), initiated in 2003 by then-president George W Bush. The termination of funding to Pepfar is catastrophic for South Africa. St...

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3 w. ago EasyJet flight chaos as two families brawl over Karate Kid film – forcing emergency landing

One family claim the altercation ‘involved racial abuse, discrimination, and physical assault’

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3 w. ago Fired Starbucks manager claims he faced ‘egregious’ discrimination for being heterosexual

Exclusive: Christopher Thevanesan’s sexual preference was “weaponized” against him, attorney Neil Flynn claimed to The Independent

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4 w. ago Art lecturer who accused colleague of 'racism' when he refused to let her use printer loses claim against college for discrimination

Samiya Younis accused Aiden Daley of being 'incredibly rude', 'racist', and 'having an issue with women' after he told her that she couldn't use the IT equipment which was not accessible to all staff.

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