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Workplace tragedy | Boss blamed for 'systemic failures' as waste worker crushed to death
Firm showed a “total disregard for workers' safety”, investigation hears.....
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'Severe emotional distress' | Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro embroiled in employee court case over worker abuse
Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro found himself in the midst of a heated courtroom...
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'Vile comms' | HR boss likened worker to Nazi, wished Putin would 'wipe out' staff hometown, court hears
An HR manager compared an ex-colleague to an infamous Nazi leader as part of a tirade...
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Qantas | Airline illegally fired 1,700 employees during pandemic
Qantas Airways broke the law by sacking 1,700 staff early in the pandemic - reinvigorating...
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Embezzlement | Worker plunges employer into debt by stealing £150K - but only pays back £1
A finance employee at a formerly successful restaurant has been ordered to pay back...
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Race discrimination | 'Reprehensible' Greggs boss threatened staff who planned to report him to HR
Learning that staff planned to report him with claims of racism, a manager stormed...
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Toxic culture | Rishi Sunak wants more McDonald's abuse victims to come forward, but why would they?
Those who have been reading HR Grapevine in recent days will know that McDonald's...
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'Absolute ineptitude' | Employee finally sacked after avoiding work for 20 years
Worker who showed up in just four out of the past 24 years 'made up work' and spent...
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£168k payout | Whistleblower's bullying & harassment claims were leaked to accused staff, tribunal told
A whistle blower was awarded £168k after his concerns about bullying, racism, and...
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Legal | What should HR know about staff being summoned for jury service?
According to new research from Churchill Home Insurance, one in five workers said...
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Legal row | Worker sacked for taking religious holiday off puts spotlight on discrimination laws
A worker who was sacked for taking time off work to observe a religious holiday has...
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'Highly sensitive topic' | Worker wins legal fight over boss' 'humiliating' menopause remark
A worker has emerged victorious from an age and sex discrimination case after her...
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'Huge implications' | Pimlico Plumbers defeated in landmark court battle over holiday pay rights
A worker has won a landmark legal case at the Court of Appeal regarding whether he...
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'Toxic leadership' | Ryanair boss rejects bullying claims
In July, the former COO resigned and jumped ships to take on a role at a rival brand,...
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Scrooge | Staff treated like 'Victorian factory workers'
The Post Office is embroiled in a court row which was sparked after claims that a...
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Bad managers | Loyal worker paid off after texting-in-sick furore
After being dismissed from work after texting in sick, this worker took...
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Louis Vuitton | Employee told to 'tolerate' workplace harassment
Fashion house Louis Vuitton allegedly told the employee that sexual harassment w...
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Legal | What to expect from an employment tribunal?
With numerous cases making it to an employment tribunal each week, HR Grapevine...
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Sex discrimination | Pregnant policewoman stripped of duties wins discrimination case
PC Natalie Town's superiors gave her desk-bound duties despite...
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Equality | BNP Paribas worker sues over 'laddish' work culture
Stacey Macken found a witch's hat on her desk and had her performance review left...
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