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‘No work, no pay’ | Train driver sues over 30p pay cut but employer claims 'it's only fair'
Most in small HR or payroll teams will have likely fielded queries from irate workers...
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Olympics | Director fired over Holocaust 'joke' - shows how difficult HR investigations are
The director of the Tokyo Olympics ceremony has been fired after historical footage...
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Behind the HRD | Stephanie Lunn, Global People & Culture Director, Guinness World Records
What were your key objectives in your first year at Guinness World Records...
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Taboo | Should female employees wear 'period badges'?
A store has introduced badges for its female staff to wear while on their period...
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Work policy | Was Japan's glasses 'ban' legal?
Employment Lawyer Daniel Stander spoke to HR Grapevine about the legal issues with...
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Wellbeing initiatives | Why this Japanese company is paying its employees to get a full night's sleep
This wedding organiser has found a nap for that...
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'Shining Monday': What has Japan implemented to make Mondays more palatable?
How is Japan's policy making Monday's more...
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Employee forced to apologise for taking lunch 3 minutes early
The Japanese man broke the strict lunchtime protocol when he...
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Company rewards non-smokers with bonus time off
'I hope to encourage employees to quit smoking through incentives rather than pe...
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The best & worst countries for annual leave
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Employer only recruits staff with dementia
The aptly named Restaurant of Order mistakes will probably bring your dessert fi...
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UK workers face staggering retirement age rise
A report by the World Economic Forum predicts a new high for the retirement age....
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Training Day: What HR can learn from Japan's railways
Alison Bell, Director of Human Resources at MTR Crossrail, spoke to us about what...
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Why 98% of adoptions in Japan are adult men, not children
In Japan 98% of adoptions are adult men aged between 20- and 30-years-old...
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The computer game every employee can relate to
The impact a stressful job can have on an employee's mental state is overwhelming,...
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The great Japanese re-think: firms review employee overtime
Following an employee from advertising agency Denstu committing suicide - allegedly...
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Japanese woman forced to use married name at work under 19th century law
A court has ruled that a Japanese school teacher must use her married surname at...
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How other countries approach the working week
Everyone has thought about working abroad at some point, and each country has business...
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Is this the best work desk ever?
Enter one artist from Japan, the land of futuristic innovations...
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McDonald's debuts Japanese anime recruitment drive
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