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Human trafficking chair eager to talk to victims »

The chair of a recently-launched human trafficking inquiry has told The Journal that she wants to “speak to the victims directly”. Baroness Helena Kennedy QC is to lead the Equality and Human Rights Commission's (EHRC) inquiry into the root and conseq...

Wed 17 Feb 2010 by Matthew Moore | Read more »

Little progress in filling yawning gender pay gap »

An inquiry by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has revealed that women in the financial sector receive 80 per cent less in bonus payments than men. The enquiry was prompted by the G20 London Summit when finance ministers did not succeed...

Wed 07 Oct 2009 by Matthew Moore, Alison Leighton | Read more »

Equality bill to bring voluntary 'positive discrimination' to UK »

A ground-breaking Equality Bill which will attempt to reduce discrimination in society by unifying over 100 previous bills is being introduced to parliament this week. Harriet Harman, minister for women and head of the government equality office, has ...

Mon 27 Apr 2009 by Amy Grant | Read more »