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Wellbeing drive | Aston Martin gives staff £1k cost-of-living bonus & cuts working hours to boost work-life balance
Aston Martin is poised to raise staff wages, provide a one-off cost-of-living payment and cut working...
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From flatpack to flexibility | How IKEA stopped its staff from quitting and solved its turnover crisis
IKEA revealed how it stopped its workforce from leaving the company during a period of high turnover...
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Office romances | BP cracks down on staff relationships after ex-CEO's scandal
BP is enforcing stricter rules on office romances, after the former chief exec failed to disclose multiple...
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'Horrifying' | Asda workers bitten, stabbed, punched & threatened with syringes
A third of Asda staff have been attacked at work in some horrifying ways, a union survey has...
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'Clearly offensive' | Officer sacked after singing homophobic version of 'Last Christmas'
A police officer who altered the lyrics of Last Christmas to a “clearly homophobic & offensive” version...
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Staff spats | Workplace conflict puts strain on job quality for estimated 8m UK workers
People who experience conflict in the workplace have lower job satisfaction and are more likely to experience...
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Horizon scandal | Gov mulled sacking ex-Post Office chief over ‘people management’ skills
The government raised concerns a decade ago about the 'people management' skills of controversial ex-Post...
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Checks and balances | Vatican employee caught trying to steal 17th century manuscript
A Vatican employee has been arrested and detained after attempting to sell a 17th century...
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'Degrading & offensive' | Boss rapped for repeatedly mispronouncing salesman's Hindi name
A British-Indian salesman's manager repeatedly mispronounced his name despite being told the correct...
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Pride Month | Almost half of LGBTQ+ workers still face discrimination at work
Almost half of LGBTQ+ workers say they have faced discrimination or prejudice at work due to their sexuality...
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Wellbeing support | 1 in 5 workers with cancer unhappy with employer comms during their illness
Over a fifth of UK employees who have, or have had, cancer in the workplace have not been satisfied with...
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'Targeted support needed' | Quiet quitting and staff turnover top list of health & wellbeing issues at work
Companies are still encountering employee issues that affect their business such as quiet quitting, and...
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Office mandates | Remote work tribunals to rise as firms axe WFH, HR experts predict
HR experts expect a rise in employment tribunals citing remote working, with a growing number of firms...
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Grass isn't greener? | Majority of UK workers opting to stay in their current jobs
Amidst a cost-of-living crisis, and global political unrest, a majority of employees are choosing to...
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'Culture of fear' | P Diddy's former staff allege rapper demanded he's spoken to like Karl Lagerfeld
A number of former employees of the rapper Sean 'P Diddy' Combs have come forward to expose the toxic...
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'Swimming to UK' | Worker sacking over controversial 'Syrian refugee' WhatsApp joke ruled unfair
A Home Office worker accused of making a joke about refugees swimming to the UK has been ruled unfairly...
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'Regional disparities' | Majority of UK CEOs based in Southern cities, while North falls behind
New data has revealed where the CEO capital of the UK is, and the results show a clear disparity between...
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Children's mental health | Why it's vital to provide 'parental pillars' for employees with kids
With parents becoming more anxious about their children's mental health than ever before, what can...
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'Matter of life or death' | WFH detective was pressured to return to office despite serious heart condition
A detective was banned from working from home, despite battling a heart condition that was reportedly...
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'Infringed data protection' | HR manager at fintech firm allegedly had her sickness details shared among staff
A HR manager at the fintech company WorldFirst is claiming harassment and discrimination in a tribunal...
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