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Permission to party | CBI staff must ask manager if they can drink following scandal
Employees at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) have been told by the company they must seek...
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State of Wellbeing | 1 in 3 UK employees often think about leaving their company
This article explores new research into employee satisfaction and the number of UK employees wanting...
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Pensions & PTO | Almost half of employers disguise statutory rights as workplace benefits
This article explores the ways some employers are presenting legal employee rights as workplace benefits,...
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The 'Great Detachment' | A new trend seeing employees trapped and disengaged
A new trend dubbed the 'Great Detachment' is sweeping across businesses, and is characterised by...
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HR failure? | Report reveals 'shockingly high' 52% of LGBT+ employees have been bullied or harassed at work
Research published by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has found over half of LGBT+ workers have suffered...
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‘Flirty texts’ | BBC presenter Jermaine Jenas sacked after complaints about workplace conduct
Jermaine Jenas, a presenter on BBC programmes The One Show and Match of the Day, has been sacked by the...
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'Not compatible' | 'This is a company for grown-ups' CEO tells London staff after imposing RTO mandate
This article looks at a tech firm's decision to introduce a full-time return to office mandate, and the...
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'Deliberate & calculated' | £8k bill for employee who secretly worked other jobs while claiming sick pay
This article explores an investigation into an employee's fraudulent activity by claiming sick pay at...
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Crisp in the bag | Post Office appoints new Head of People Strategy to 'strengthen internal culture'
The Post Office has appointed Juliet Crisp as its new Head of People Strategy, Planning, and Governance,...
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Employee Needs | Managers say staff are becoming more demanding, for good reasons
This article covers new research into the evolving wants & needs of UK employees
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1950s-2000s | Firms benefitting from multigenerational workforce, but gaps found in how employers support workers
This article looks at new research into the expanding age range of employees in Britain, as well as analysis...
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'Murky waters' | ‘Right to switch off’ welcomed but legal risks lie ahead for HR
This article covers the Government's plans to introduced laws preventing employers from frequently contacting...
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Talent solutions | HR managers says career development is the way to attract talent - are they right?
This article explores the emphasis that HR managers are placing on career pathways as an incentive to...
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Sexual harassment | Lawyer pestered newly promoted female colleague for sex during work trip
This news article explores a recent ruling on sexual harassment from a senior lawyer towards a female...
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£470k fine | Twitter employee wrongly sacked for not replying to Musk's email ultimatum
An ex-senior employee at Twitter's European HQ has won over £470k after a tribunal ruled that his...
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Bribery policies | Bosses ban worker from accepting £3k community gift - was it the right move?
While anti-bribery policies are a sensible move, an HR expert explains why a whip-round for a street...
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'Deeply damaging' | Age UK committed age discrimination against job candidate, tribunal rules
After an admin error saw the candidate rejected, the charity tried to justify why the application had...
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'Top-down culture' | Qantas slashes former CEO's exit pay after damning leadership report
Qantas has cut its former CEO's exit pay by more than £4m after a review into his leadership...
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Age discrimination | Worker broke wind on younger colleague to 'take him down a peg or two'
The employee was subjected to a series of shocking incidents, including a colleague deliberately breaking...
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Tinder Leave | Firm gives staff time off to go dating - what's the ROI?
In a world where work perks like Pawternity & Hangover Days are ten a penny, one firm is introducing...
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