As Local Authority employees, many of us will be used to receiving emails from colleagues proudly declaring their pronouns as part of their signature. If your organisation is anything like mine, you may well have been encouraged to do so… Read More »Why I don’t use pronouns in my email signature
In January of 2021 I was contacted by my line manager regarding a complaint that had been sent anonymously to my employer (a large Local authority) demanding that I be sacked from a post I had held for over 20… Read More »Case Study: Gross Misconduct investigation
Local Authority SEEN has been in discussion with other Sex Equality and Equity Networks (SEENs) across the country and – whilst all of us share similar concerns, regardless of our sector of work – for those of us in public… Read More »Pride in objectivity
Rachel Meade, a social worker who was suspended by Westminster City Council for expressing her gender critical beliefs, has won her employment tribunal case against both the council and Social Work England, her regulatory body, and will be awarded a… Read More »Landmark case – Council to pay damages for discrimination