Combatting accent bias in the workplace

In McCalam v Royal Mail Group Ltd, a Scottish postman claimed in an employment tribunal that he had been subject to race discrimination as, he said, his English colleague could not understand him.  Pete McCalam worked at a depot in England and he accused his manager, Alan Wiggs, from Royal …

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From Iranian jail to Wimbledon royal box, thanks to Murray

LONDON, July 5 — Andy Murray revealed he had an “emotional” meeting with Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who spent six years in an Iranian jail cell, after inviting her to watch him from the royal box at Wimbledon yesterday. British-Iranian Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Murray became friends after she revealed that watching the Scot …

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Gym tips for beginners according to a personal trainer

“It’s never too late to start your fitness journey”, “everyone has to be a beginner at some point” and so on – they’re overused clichés but that doesn’t mean they aren’t true. Walking into the gym for a workout can be intimidating whether you’ve signed up for a new gym or you …

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Sydney students are lifting community spirits

UTS volunteering organisation The Big Lift takes an annual winter trip around the eastern states to help out regional towns and communities. The group takes 80 students across regional Australia, this year focusing on NSW and Victoria. The students arrived in Mooroopna on the night of Monday, July 3, eager …

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