April Fool's Day | 5 office pranks gone wrong & what HR should do about them

Today marks April Fool’s Day, the annual tradition that sees people play practical jokes and hoaxes on one another.

After a couple of years working remotely, many employees have made a recent return to the office, reforging friendships with co-workers, thus making the chance to pull a joke on one another all the more tempting.

However, while some may see the funny side to a prank in the workplace, others may be easily offended, which can quite often lead to landing the prankster in hot water, and on occasion resulting in someone getting fired for their unfortunate choice.

HR Grapevine has collated a list of five of the worst April Fool’s pranks that have previously gone wrong in the office.