http://www.unison.org.uk/rss/out.asp UNISON - LGBT Members News en-gb http://www.unison.org.uk/rss out@unison.co.uk web@unison.co.uk (01/12/08) Public service unions take lead in fight against HIV and AIDS http://www.unison.org.uk/out/news_view.asp?did=5031 01/12/2008 (17/11/08) Equality is not an optional extra, warns LGBT conference http://www.unison.org.uk/out/news_view.asp?did=4997 17/11/2008 (04/07/08) Unions call for LGBT equality education in schools http://www.unison.org.uk/out/news_view.asp?did=4489 04/07/2008 (20/11/07) LGBT conference puts equality for all on the agenda http://www.unison.org.uk/out/news_view.asp?did=3851 20/11/2007 (09/10/07) UNISON welcomes move to crack down on hospital offenders http://www.unison.org.uk/out/news_view.asp?did=3737 09/10/2007 (22/06/07) UNISON to publish a ‘charter for change’ for LGBT equality http://www.unison.org.uk/out/news_view.asp?did=3442 22/06/2007 (30/04/07) New equality regulations come into force, as does smoking ban in Northern Ireland http://www.unison.org.uk/out/news_view.asp?did=3238 30/04/2007 (23/01/06) Prentis urges government to keep its 'clear and principled stance' on sexual orientation http://www.unison.org.uk/out/news_view.asp?did=3040 23/01/2007 (30/11/06) Pink Paper nomination recognises union's work http://www.unison.org.uk/out/news_view.asp?did=2970 30/11/2006 (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