Council appeal over discrimination ruling succeeds

(19/12/08) Union welcomes decision on Islington registrar who refused to carry out same-sex ceremonies

Take action on World AIDS Day

(01/12/08) Public service unions take lead in fight against HIV and AIDS

No excuses

(17/11/08) Equality is not an optional extra, warns LGBT conference

Time to stop homophobic bullying

(04/07/08) Unions call for LGBT equality education in schools

UNISON members mark International Trans Memorial Day

(20/11/07) LGBT conference puts equality for all on the agenda

New law will help protect NHS staff

(09/10/07) UNISON welcomes move to crack down on hospital offenders

Bullying and harassment landmark judgement

(28/11/06) A recent House of Lords decision in the case of Majrowski v Guy’s and St Thomas’s NHS Trust [2006], established that the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 can apply to workplace bullying and harassment. Prior to this decision, it was not clear that the Act, which was introduced to deal with stalkers, covered harassment and bullying at work. This case involved a claim to the county court that the former employer was vicariously liable for the homophobic bullying the worker had experienced from his line manager. The Law Lords ruled that an employer could be held vicariously liable and ordered to pay damages for harassment of one worker by another, as long as the bullying was closely connected with the duties of the job. We can use this case in negotiations, to point out that bullying and harassment policies need to be robust enough to stand up to the implications of this landmark decision. http://www.unison.org.uk/activists/pages_view.asp?did=4313