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Buckingham Palace accused of banning people from minority ethnic backgrounds from clerical roles The i 4 hrs ago Serina Sandhu © Provided by The i It remains unclear when the policy on hiring at Buckingham Palace changed (Photo: Reuters) The Royal Family has become embroiled in another race row after it was alleged that people from minority ethnic backgrounds were historically banned from taking up clerical roles at Buckingham Palace. It has now emerged that the Queen’s c...

The Queen’s advisers banned “coloured immigrants or foreigners” from clerical posts in the royal household until at least the late 1960s, archive documents have revealed. The papers, reported by The Guardian, also outlined how in the late 1960s civil servants and senior figures from Government negotiated with royal aides an exemption for the Queen and the household from legislation designed to prevent race and sex discrimination. The legislation...

Race is an important issue for the monarchy after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex accused an unnamed member of the royal family of a racist comment.

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. On May 5, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL") announced it is officially withdrawing, effective May 6, 2021, the rule promulgated under the Trump administration addressing the standard to determine whether an individual is properly classified as an employee or an independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA").  The rule, which was rolled out two weeks before the en...

France joins Japan and the US in military exercises in the Pacific Issued on: 11/05/2021 - 15:29 The Landing Helicopter Dock "Tonnerre" takes part in joint exercises with Japanese and US marines in Japan, 11-17 May 2021. © Ministry of Armed Forces 2017 - 2021 6 min French, Japanese and US troops launched their first-ever joint military drill on Tuesday in southwestern Japan, further strengthening an alliance that has been bolster...

Oliver Hartwich: NZs labour markets have worked well, why overthrow them? 11 May, 2021 05:35 AM 7 minutes to read Workplace Relations Minister Michael Wood. Photo / Mark Mitchell NZ Herald OPINION: The Prime Minister is delivering on her main promise. Before the 2017 election, Jacinda Ardern promised to lead a "transformational" government. But only now are we seeing what she meant. Ironically, the man whose support made Ardern Prime Minister in the first place later undermine...

Wednesday, May 5, 2021 Here are answers to a handful of questions about the right to be accompanied which all came up at our webinar on grievances on 22 April. More to come this week. The right arises under section 10 Employment Relations Act 1996 – where the worker (not just an employee) is invited to a grievance hearing and “ reasonably requests to be accompanied“, then he is entitled to attend with a willing companion chosen by him who falls within section 10(3), as to whi...

China shows off new warship, nuclear sub and guided-missile cruiser in show of strength amid Taiwan tensions Updated: 26 Apr 2021, 11:30 CHINA has unveiled three new warships as tensions with Taiwan reach boiling point. President Xi Jinping showed off the countrys newest assets - an amphibious helicopter carrier, a nuclear sub and a guided-missile cruiser - in a public display of strength as a warning to Taipei. 3 3 President Xi was present at the ceremony as China flexed its military musclesCr...

Antiwar.com Original Some alarming trends are developing in East Asia that could lead to a military collision between the United States and the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Taiwan is the principal flashpoint, and Washington may find itself virtually alone in waging a war to defend the island. Beijing’s military pressure on Taiwan is mounting steadily, as Xi Jinping’s regime now seems to recognize that its chances of inducing the Taiwanese to accept political unification with the PR...

China shows off new warship, nuclear sub and guided-missile cruiser in show of strength amid Taiwan tensions Updated: Apr 26 2021, 6:44 ET CHINA has unveiled three new warships as tensions with Taiwan reach boiling point. President Xi Jinping showed off the countrys newest assets - an amphibious helicopter carrier, a nuclear sub and a guided-missile cruiser - in a public display of strength as a warning to Taipei. 3 3 President Xi was present at the ceremony as China flexed its military muscles...