Lauren Brown

1 month ago | africasacountry.com | Rose Miyonga |Wangui Kimari |Lauren Brown

The legacies of the past are always our present, and the histories that we are not able to confront continue to play out. This is certainly true in Kenya, where the unfinished business of the Mau Mau war and the injustices of British colonial rule endure.

1 month ago | peoplemanagement.co.uk | Lauren Brown

A birthday card sent to a worker on sick leave who “clearly explained” she wanted correspondence to be kept to a minimum during that time contributed to a “hostile and intimidating environment” amounting to harassment relating to a disability, a Croydon tribunal has ruled. While on leave for work-related stress, which was exacerbating the effects of a pituitary gland tumour, Ms H Toure was repeatedly contacted by her employer, HMRC, despite requesting minimal contact.

Feb 12, 2025 | hrmagazine.co.uk | Lauren Brown

As demands on HR professionals change, and alternative routes into and through the profession emerge, are existing qualifications fit for the future of people management? Lauren Brown investigates. As the role of HR rapidly evolves, against a backdrop of developing technologies and globalisation, the role that qualifications play in enabling entrance to – and progression through – this ever-shifting profession is open to interpretation.

Nov 6, 2024 | peoplemanagement.co.uk | Lauren Brown

A medic has been awarded £6,000 by a Glasgow employment tribunal after her company director asked if she was pregnant when she mentioned she had a "surprise" to share with him. Lesley Coia, an employee at Event Medical Group, felt “astonished and embarrassed” when she arrived for her shift and, upon telling Gareth Hughes that she had a surprise to tell him, he responded by asking if she was pregnant.

Oct 25, 2024 | peoplemanagement.co.uk | Lauren Brown

A woman from South Wales has been awarded £28,706.76 by an employment tribunal after she was dismissed for getting pregnant while on maternity leave. Nikita Twitchen, an administration assistant at building company First Grade Projects in Pontypridd, was laid off after she returned from maternity leave pregnant. Employment Judge Havard found that “it was reasonable to infer that the principal reason why the Claimant was dismissed was because she was pregnant”.