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US Supreme Court backs LGBT workers

History making ruling by America's top court

America's top court has ruled that employers who fire workers for being gay or transgender are breaking the country's civil rights laws. In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court said federal law, which prohibits discrimination based on sex, should be understood to include sexual orientation and gender identity. We hear from Slate writer Mark Stern what this will practically mean for LGBT people.

Oil giant BP expects prices to fall as coronavirus accelerates a shift from fossil fuels. Cornelia Meyer used to work at BP and is the chief executive of Meyer Resources, and tells us BP's announcement is dramatic.

Also in the programme, our workplace commentator Pilita Clarke considers how to figure out your place in the office hierarchy now that so much work is being done from home.

Plus, as shops across the UK reopen with lockdown measures gradually easing, we find out how the shopping experience will change. We talk to the owner of Northfields Toy Shop in west London, as well as Mark Allsop, chief operating officer of the Dixons Carphone group's electronics and electrical equipment stores. And Bridey Lipscombe, founder of creative agency Cult, gives us her assessment of whether with all the changes retailers are having to make, the sector will still be successful.

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Mon 15 Jun 2020 22:32GMT

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