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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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'Culture of silence' | Government consults on stopping NDAs from being used to pressure harassment victims
Victims of workplace abuse will no longer be silenced, Downing Street vows…
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'Not an influence' | Google employee loses tribunal after alleging retaliation for reporting sexual comments
A Google employee who reported inappropriate sexual comments made to a female client...
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‘Paranoid’ | Google denies making female employee redundant for reporting sexual harassment
Victoria Woodall says she was retaliated against after reporting a male colleague...
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'No quick fixes' | McDonald's harassment claims are a warning shot for HR leaders on safeguarding staff
Allegations that McDonald's has failed to tackle sexual harassment across its UK...
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‘Muscle memory’ | JD Sports to pay ex-employee £65k over handling of sexual harassment complaint
JD Sports apologised to the worker and pledged to review its policies, practices,...
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Checklist | Carrying out a fair redundancy process
How is your company navigating redundancies?
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Watchdog warning | McDonald's ordered to step up sexual harassment protections
McDonald's will bring in new sexual harassment training for managers in strengthened...
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'Still work to be done' | Almost half of firms not compliant with sexual harassment duties, one year since law change
Firms admit concerns over complying with legal reforms...
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'Awareness is rising' | Sexual harassment helpline calls jump by a third
Calls to Acas about workplace harassment have jumped by more than a third this...
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'Moment of reckoning' | Damning review reveals widespread bullying & harassment among legal professionals
Calls grow for tougher regulatory approach to stamp out misconduct...
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'Fatherly gesture' | HR advisor's harassment claim over boss's 'hand on shoulder' dismissed
An HR advisor who alleged that her line manager's gestures and comments amounted...
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Harassment case | Staff placed bets on who would sleep with new saleswoman first, tribunal told
A saleswoman discovered male colleagues had placed a wager on “who would sleep...
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Legal agreement | Lidl pledges new safeguards on workplace harassment after watchdog intervention
Equality regulator warns all employers as Lidl agrees legal steps to prevent…
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Flipped off | BT worker giving female colleague the middle finger not sexual harassment, tribunal rules
Giving someone the middle finger at work isn't sexual harassment if it's done...
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'Horrified' | Lewd secret santa gift in work chat made new hire quit after just 8 days
Worker felt "singled out" in a work group chat involving a lewd Secret Santa...
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Silkin report | Gregg Wallace investigation reveals historic HR failings & safeguarding gaps
Comprehensive report into presenter's behaviour published...
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£1m lawsuit | Moet Hennessy whistleblower allegedly told she was 'gagging for it'
Former executive dismissed months after flagging misconduct to HR...
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BBC probe | MasterChef host Gregg Wallace sacked ahead of misconduct report release
Former MasterChef host sacked following surge of misconduct claims...
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‘Inherent power imbalance’ | University of Manchester bans (some) staff-student relationships
Employees have been banned from forming “intimate” and “close personal” relationships...
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