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Burnt Out Britain | 'Excessive workloads' leaving nearly half of UK workers 'exhausted' at the end of their workday
Almost half of UK workers feel exhausted after work, with excessive workloads coming as the leading cause...
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Sellafield | Ex-HR consultant at nuclear site is charged £5k after losing 'whistleblower' tribunal
An HR consultant who alleged she was sacked after raising bullying concerns at the Sellafield nuclear...
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'New approach' | Two-thirds of Gen Z believe 'job-hopping' is vital for their career growth
Gen Z employees are more likely to view their current role as a stepping stone...
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'Unethical behaviour' | Wells Fargo fires employees caught 'faking work'
Wells Fargo has fired more than a dozen employees for 'simulating' their keyboard activity to make...
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£60k payout | Teacher who refused school transfer due to menopause symptoms was unfairly sacked
A teacher was sacked after refusing to move schools over fears it would exacerbate her menopause symptoms,...
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Engagement woes | 90% of employees in the UK are quiet quitting, according to research
90% of the UK workforce feel disengaged at work and are quiet quitting, according to Gallup's recent...
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17 year scam | Worker facing jail after embezzling £1m from employer
A council employee man has been convicted of embezzling more than £1 million over the course of almost...
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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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