Employee claims she was fired after 'noisy kids' in work calls

WFH | Employee claims she was fired after 'noisy kids' in work calls

A working mum-of-two from California has claimed that she was let go from her job after her boss became fed up with her children being around during work calls. In an essay published on ScaryMommy.com...
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Brits spent £2billion on home office tools

Lockdown | Brits spent £2billion on home office tools

With more than 18 million employees currently working from home in the UK due to the coronavirus lockdown, new research has….
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3 ways to get ahead when WFH

Career progression | 3 ways to get ahead when WFH

Many people may assume that it is more difficult to get ahead when working from home because bosses can't witness them putting in extra time to ace an important project or helping a colleague out with...
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Are your workers suffering from 'FOMU'?

Return-to-work | Are your workers suffering from 'FOMU'?

In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the dating app Badoo has coined a new term 'fear of meeting...
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Less than 2% of senior roles held by Black staff

Inequality | Less than 2% of senior roles held by Black staff

In recent weeks the global Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement - thrown into the spotlight by the death...
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Employers 'braced for a deluge of last-minute requests'

Annual leave | Employers 'braced for a deluge of last-minute requests'

With the Met Office's heatwave map showing scorching temperatures this week, a legal expert has said...
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Worrying number of staff use own laptops for work

WFH tech | Worrying number of staff use own laptops for work

With many employees still working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, new research from IBM has found...
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THIS firm gives staff annual leave freebie to combat WFH stress

Wellbeing | THIS firm gives staff annual leave freebie to combat WFH stress

The job site Indeed has given 10,000 staff members an additional six days of paid annual leave to promote...
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Boris Johnson to reveal next steps out of lockdown

Pandemic | Boris Johnson to reveal next steps out of lockdown

It has been reported that UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will unveil new plans to reopen the hospitality...
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