Disability discrimination cases have risen by more than 40 per cent in a year amid a marked increase in workplace disputes involving mental health, stress and menopause-related conditions. Analysis of Employment Tribunal data by Acas shows that 11,958 disability discrimination cases were referred to
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A woman who was dismissed by Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre over her views on gender has won her case at the Employment Tribunal. A judge found that the centre's chief executive, Mridul Wadhwa, was behind a “heresy hunt” against Roz Adams – who held "gender critical" beliefs.
Employment tribunals involving menopause have increased by 44 per cent year on year, according to analysis of court records by the Menopause Experts Group. There were 23 employment tribunals referencing menopause in 2021, compared to 16 in the previous year. "Menopause" was mentioned 207 times in tr