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What can employees do about sexist dress codes?

Georgie Frost
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What can employees do about sexist dress codes?
The government has rejected calls to ban employers from forcing women to wear high heels, arguing that existing laws against sex discrimination already outlaw such dress codes. So what can employees do if they're faced with sexist dress codes?
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Beverley Sunderland


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Georgie Frost

Is gender neutral language helping the tech industry's workplace gender balance?

Georgie Frost
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Is gender neutral language helping the tech industry's workplace gender balance?
It's been revealed that the tech industry is the best in the UK at using gender-neutral language when it comes to job adverts. But what effect is this having on the gender balance - or imbalance - in the industry? Share Radio reporter Sara Macham spoke to Becky Barr from Adzuna, the job search engine which commissioned the research, to find out more.
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Sara Macham, Becky Barr


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Georgie Frost

What basic rights do gig economy workers have?

Georgie Frost
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What basic rights do gig economy workers have?
Recently we had another case testing the rights of gig economy workers. Self-employed cycle courier Andrew Boxer took the firm Excel to an employment tribunal arguing that he was a "worker" as defined by the Employment Rights Act - therefore, should get basic rights including holiday pay and the national minimum wage. His claim was backed by the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain and the employment tribunal agreed with him. To find out what rulings such as this will mean for the gig economy Georgie Frost was joined by Kevin Charles, Director of Crosslands Employment Solicitors.
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Kevin Charles


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Where does the law stand on the gig economy?

Georgie Frost
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Where does the law stand on the gig economy?
Increasingly people are becoming employed in the so-called gig economy with firms such as Deliveroo and Uber however it leaves a lot of questions over their employment rights. Recently Uber and Deliveroo have appealed for an overhaul of employment laws which they claim prevent them from providing benefits such as insurance and pensions to self-employed staff. This follows last month's legal battle by a plumber- who wanted to reduce his days at Pimlico Plumbers following a heart attack. To give some insight into the law in workers rights Georgie Frost was joined by employment expert Beverley Sunderland from Crossland Employment solicitors.
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Beverley Sunderland


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Georgie Frost

Disability charity Scope finds worrying levels of workplace discrimination.

Georgie Frost
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Disability charity Scope finds worrying levels of workplace discrimination.
New figures from disability charity Scope suggest worrying levels of workplace discrimination for Britain's disabled workers. Over half fear they're at risk of losing their job and many are even trying to hide their disability from their employers. To find out more about the scale of the problem and what employers and employees can do Georgie Frost was joined by James Taylor, head of policy and public affairs at Scope.
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James Taylor


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Georgie Frost

Ulf Ekelund, of the University of Cambridge, discusses health in the workplace

Georgie Frost
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Ulf Ekelund, of the University of Cambridge, discusses health in the workplace
Do you spend long hours chained to your desk at work? This lifestyle seems to been widely accepted nowadays, but studies have has shown it poses a threat to our overall health. So how can we boost our health at work? Well, to find out, Georgie spoke to Professor Ulf Ekelund of the Norwegian School of Sports Sciences and the University of Cambridge.

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