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‘Risk of exploitation’ | Car wash & pizzeria companies fined up to £75,000 for employing illegal workers
A Home Office Immigration lead said illegal working “undercuts honest employers”...
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‘Damaging’ | Ready meal maker Oscar Mayer & staffing partner face growing fire and rehire scandal
An agency partnering with Oscar Mayer has been reported after it advertised temp...
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Untangling legislation | As Vaping dominates the world, what does HR need to know about the legalities?
As vaping becomes an increasingly popular alternative to traditional smoking, the...
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'Three years of struggle' | Rape centre worker unfairly dismissed for gender critical beliefs wins tribunal
A tribunal has found that a rape crisis centre worker was unfairly dismissed for...
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Minor infraction? | Sainsbury's worker of 20 years fired over 30p bag
A long-serving Sainsbury's employee found himself at the centre of controversy after...
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Legal battle | Christian worker sues after being denied job for anti-LGBTQ+ views
A Christian social worker is taking legal action after allegedly being denied a job...
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'It's illegal' | Third of customers sexually harassed by 'pest' workers illegally using personal details
A recent study conducted by the UK's Information Commissioner's Office has unveiled...
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£55k fine | John Lewis worker jailed for stealing stock - how does HR tackle staff theft?
A former John Lewis worker was jailed and ordered to pay back more than £55,000...
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Festive faux pas | Is Xmas shopping on company time a sackable offence?
The Christmas period can be a chaotic time, both in and outside of work. Businesses...
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See you in court | Workers are fighting back against Gov's 'strike-breaking' agency staff law
Unions launch judicial review of “anti-worker” regulations which “undermine...
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Worker death | Man dies after colleague spiked his packed lunch
A worker was caught on surveillance opening colleagues' sandwiches and sprinkling...
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Money | Leaked HR memo reveals pay error after 'cyber incident'
A company-wide email revealed that staff within the department would 'likely be...
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Misconduct | Boots employee SPIKED colleague's drink in shock L&D teaching
A Boots pharmacist has come under fire for lacing a trainee colleague's...
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Pensions | 'Reckless' bosses who mismanage pensions to face lengthy jail terms
'If you run your company pension into the ground, we are coming for you' warns government...
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Management | Fyre Fest doc is a lesson in bad leadership for HR
The doomed festival's founder is currently serving six years...
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Illegal Hiring | Trump implicated in 'undocumented' worker hiring
'We didn't have one illegal immigrant on the job,' said Trump during his...
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Primark and Topshop may have recruited children in supply chains
Both firms seem to be exploiting a legal loophole which allows them to...
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Women pleads guilty to stealing over £11k from her employer
By processing fake returns and directly stealing, Kerri O'Connor pocketed...
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10 inappropriate questions interviewers need to stop asking
'Where is your accent from?' might seem like an innocent question, but...
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Ex-Google recruiter claims white & Asian male applications were binned
The firms diversity targets have been described as 'illegal'...
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