#Woman excluded from team lunches wins workplace discrimination case

#Woman excluded from team lunches wins workplace discrimination case

“#Woman excluded from team lunches wins workplace discrimination case” A car dealership in the UK is paying the price for alleged workplace discrimination. Hartwell Ford, a franchised dealership network that operates throughout England, reportedly lost a discrimination case to a former employee who says they were excluded from monthly team lunches, Newsweek reports. Receptionist Malgorzata Lewicka sued the dealership…

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#McDonald’s to mandate anti-harassment training worldwide

#McDonald’s to mandate anti-harassment training worldwide

“#McDonald’s to mandate anti-harassment training worldwide” McDonald’s will mandate worker training to combat harassment, discrimination and violence in its restaurants worldwide starting next year, the company said Wednesday. The training requirement will impact 2 million workers at 39,000 stores worldwide. “It’s really important that we be very clear: a safe and respectful workplace where people…

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#Older women are having to tackle unemployment bias head-on

#Older women are having to tackle unemployment bias head-on

“#Older women are having to tackle unemployment bias head-on” It’s a sad fact that older women often face a higher hurdle while finding employment. In the pandemic, they’ve also been losing their jobs at worrisome rates. Since February 2020, the unemployment rate for females over 55 has almost doubled, from 3.5 percent to 6.1 percent,…

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#Here’s why racism is rampant on dating apps

#Here’s why racism is rampant on dating apps

“#Here’s why racism is rampant on dating apps” The authors of a new book are arguing for race-blind dating apps — and the removal of filters for race and ethnicity. Finding love, they say, isn’t so black-and-white.  In a new book, “The Dating Divide: Race and Desire in the Era of Online Romance,” sociologists Jennifer Lundquist,…

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