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Overtime issues | Half of UK employees regularly work unpaid hours
Unpaid overtime appears to have become the norm in the UK, with new research revealing...
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Burnout | Employees working billions in unpaid overtime - how can HR help?
This article discusses the issue of unpaid overtime among UK employees and its impact...
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'Challenging times' | Money worries forcing many staff to work through illness
New research highlights the significant impact of the cost of living crisis on people's...
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Remote working | Over a third of workers now skipping lunch breaks: what HR teams need to know
Over a third (36%) of UK workers are now skipping more breaks than last year, according...
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'Hundreds of texts' | Boss demands worker attends meetings and takes calls while on holiday
A worker has claimed their boss demanded they keep attending working meetings and...
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Work-life balance | A fifth of office workers work overtime every day
One in five workers put in overtime every single day, according to new research....
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'Scrooges' | Sainsbury's told staff 'work overtime or take unpaid leave' or NO Christmas bash
A Sainsbury's store has come under fire for telling staff they would have to work...
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‘Hidden overtime' | Inside the 'right to disconnect' movement and what it means for employers
Businesses are facing a critical overtime reckoning. Long working hours are proving...
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'Hidden overtime' | Overwork 'epidemic' raises calls for 'right to disconnect' law
UK workers are in the midst of an 'epidemic of hidden overtime', and demand has...
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TUC analysis | UK staff put in £24bn worth of unpaid overtime in 2020
Recent analysis from the Trades Union Congress (TUC) found that UK workers have put...
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Pandemic | WFH overtime could cost employees £5k
A 2,000-strong survey conducted by Furniture at Work revealed that 52% of employees...
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Workload | HR set to work more than 20 overtime days this year
With more employers making staff members redundant in light of the coronavirus crisis,...
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Nando’s | Employees demand changes to pay policy
Former and current workers have raised complaints regarding the way in which Nando's...
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PODCAST | Can employers force staff to work overtime?
In this week's episode of the HR Grapevine podcast, Online Editor Sophie Parrott...
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PODCAST | Can you refuse to answer work emails?
In this week's episode of the podcast, Online Editor Sophie Parrott chats through...
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‘Don’t trust HR’ | Huawei employee exposed 'wolf culture' in letter
An employee shared an open letter to an internal messaging board criticising the...
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Payroll | Betfred employees underpaid for overtime
A Spokesperson for the bookmaker blamed the problems on its payroll systems...
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Brexit | PM's adviser offers 'probably illegal' cash bonus to staff
As Dominic Cummings ensures everyone is focussed on delivering Brexit, he has offered...
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Fair pay | 2 billion unpaid hours racked up by UK workers
The cost of overtime equates to over £30billion in costs to...
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Wages | Scrooge firm tried to avoid paying overtime AFTER work was done
'I was about £170 short' said a worker who was affected by the Christmas mix-up...
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