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A former HSBC manager has claimed that using the phrase “telling a grandma how to suck eggs” can be sexist, with an employment tribunal set to rule if she is a victim of discrimination.   Ms Rubinder Sukkersudha claims she was treated...

A leading university has said lecturers should not compliment a foreign student’s English because it is a potentially racist “microaggression”.    According to Imperial College London, saying “you’re so...

Students have demanded blanket "tuition fee" refunds telling the competitions watchdog they have been mis-sold degrees. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has received letters from a group of students’ unions urging it to,...

Official guidance says masks should be worn by secondary school pupils in lessons and anywhere indoors at school where it is not possible to socially distance. However lawyers for the National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS) have sent Gavin Williamson a...

Figures show that negligence claims against NHS trusts relating to limb amputations have risen by almost 75 per cent in 10 years. According to figures released in response to a request under Freedom of Information law, a record 122 amputation cases were...

THE BBC has spent more than £1 million fighting equal pay and race discrimination cases brought by its own staff. The BBC has been widely criticised over pay inequalities since a discrepancy in earnings between Carrie Gracie, its former China editor,...

MPs have been told the Home Office will name and shame social media companies that don’t take down material advertising people smuggling. The security minister, James Brokenshire, said the Government would publish interim codes setting out what social...

Once more the HCB Group has been recognised as one of the UK’s leading education law firms and we’re delighted that the Independent has chosen to use the firm as an authoritative source of information. Well done, Rhys!   Andrew...

Despite vice-chancellors demanding a £2 billion bailout from the Government to cover costs during the coronavirus pandemic the number of university staff paid more than £100,000 has risen by 14 per cent in the past year. Research by the...

A report has found that organised crime gangs have got their hands on up to £2 billion from the Government’s furlough scheme.   The National Audit Office, which oversees government spending on behalf of Parliament, released a report which...