Equal Opportunity in the Workplace
What is employment discrimination? Employment discrimination is the unfair treatment of an employee or an applicant (prospective employee) based on the group, class or category to which they belong...
View ArticleWorkers: Do you know your rights?
What are the rights of employees in Trinidad and Tobago? Student Attorney Anessa Anderson explained for the Law Made Simple column, as part of her assessment for th Hugh Wooding Law School Human Rights...
View ArticleReligious Diversity and Discrimination in the workplace
Are you free to practice your religion in the workplace? Student Attorney Kara-Je Kellman examined the issue of religion and discrimination in the Trinidad and Tobago workplace for the Hugh Wooding Law...
View ArticleThe Hijab: No place in the workplace?
Professional women’s clothing is a multi-billion dollar industry, which dominates almost every high street across the world. But the Western world has been slow to embrace the hijab in mainstream...
View ArticlePhysical Disabilities and Employment
Ensuring that the office environment is friendly to the physically disabled, is often not a priority in boardrooms across the Caribbean. While the law with regard to discrimination has evolved over...
View ArticleProfessional appearance and dress codes in the workplace
In the business environment, there are often guidelines as to the manner in which an employee should present himself/herself, in keeping with the corporate image of the employer. Student Attorney...
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