[Many] of the UK's biggest employee discrimination claims…have involved City institutions…These cases…raise the question of whether City employers face different issues than those of employers elsewhere in the country…HR in the City, run by the City Personnel Group, an industry association set up to promote good human resources practices in the financial services sector, [held a one-day conference on the topic, giving]…HR professionals…firsthand advice about the kind of relationship issues…in the workforce that..[can lead] to the loss of talented employees and…high-profile discrimination cases...[also refers to BNP Paribas Bank, HBOS, Nomura International, Steps Drama Learning Development, British Airways]