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'Procedure over people' | Poor disciplinary processes harming staff wellbeing, public health experts warn
Poorly managed disciplinary investigations are damaging employee wellbeing, weakening...
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'Shambolic' | Airport security worker sacked over sick days after employer's 'tunnel vision' dismissal process
A tribunal found her employer failed to properly investigate potential underlying...
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'Purely subjective' | Cleared or crossed a line? Victoria Derbyshire case highlights the challenge of workplace bullying claims
After star presenter was cleared of wrongdoing, an HR expert warns that perceptions...
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'Orwellian' | Universities face legal scrutiny after claims of covert monitoring of pro-Palestine staff
Twelve UK universities have been warned of legal risks after allegations they used...
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'Unacceptable' | HR failings criticised after council worker exposed himself to colleagues
A tribunal has found failings in an employer's HR response after a worker exposed...
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'Stupid thing' | Police worker 'key-jammed' laptop with nail varnish bottle to avoid 'going off green'
The former constable joins a growing list of workers caught using underhand tactics...
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Whistleblowing claim | Worker secretly recorded disciplinary meeting after raising concerns about Israeli company access
IT engineer who raised concerns about Israeli-linked supplier secretly recorded disciplinary...
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Scott Mills | BBC's sacking of star DJ coincides with scrutiny over £1.5m staff disputes bill
BBC sacks Scott Mills over 'personal conduct', as experts say swift action may...
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'Quite sophisticated' | Met Police employee forged sick notes to take 200 days off, court hears
An ex-Metropolitan Police employee has admitted using forged medical documents to...
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Illusion of work | 'Keyboard jamming' - What can HR do when employees fake their productivity?
'Keyboard jamming' is back in the headlines. As new cases emerge, what should HR...
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'Dragon p*rn' | Employee unfairly dismissed after boss read WhatsApp messages about 'steamy' audiobook
A worker was constructively unfairly dismissed after her employer accessed her private...
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Tribunal | Lloyds' disciplinary action over employees' anti-Israel posts was 'heavy handed' - but not discrimination
Judges ruled that two employees should have received guidance rather than disciplinary...
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'Closed-mind' | BT duo accused of 'inciting violence' against colleague in Teams chat were wrongly sacked
A tribunal has criticised a 'fundamentally flawed' HR probe led by BT which accused...
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'Not balanced' | Prison officers sacked after 'fundamentally flawed' HR probe into assault claims
Three HMP Edinburgh officers were unfairly dismissed after a prisoner alleged assault....
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'I'm going to jail' | Fraudster stole £550k from employer by inventing fake workers & pocketing the wages
A manager has admitted siphoning more than half a million pounds from the business...
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'Only speak English' | Worker banned from speaking native language on personal call wins race claim
A nuclear worker has won a race discrimination claim after being told he could not...
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'False remarks' | Colleague mocked lecturer's disabilities and fabricated racism allegation, tribunal told
A college psychology lecturer has secured a £177,000 tribunal award after an employment...
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'Closed mind' | The flawed probe into a black nurse accused of sleeping at work that interviewed only white staff
A disciplinary probe into allegations that a black nurse had slept on night shifts...
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Reputation risk | Council worker's racist video rant is a lesson for all HR leaders on social media policies
When an employee's personal views are aired publicly while visibly representing...
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'Send them all back' | Tribunal rules Salvation Army worker fairly dismissed over refugee comments
Employment lawyers says the the Claimant's comments were "inflammatory and posed...
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