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Tribunal | Biotech firm director sacked after colleague smells cannabis in company car
A director at a Bristol-based biotech company has been sacked after a colleague could smell cannabis...
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Sacked | CEO stalked employee who threatened to leak their affair
The CEO of Australia-based firm Wisr has been sacked for stalking a female employee who threatened to...
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Defamation case | Boss forced to pay former employee-turned-competitor over Facebook post
The owner of a luxury car upholstery business has been ordered to pay over £47,000 after a former employee...
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Festive finances | Half of firms worried that staff won't be able to afford Christmas party
Half of businesses who are planning a Christmas, festive or end-of-year party are concerned about employees...
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'A travesty' | 1 in 7 HR leaders say men better suited to senior roles than women
This news piece explores a new survey which looks into the discrimination facing young women in UK workplaces,...
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Exploiting WFH | Fraud watchdog targets staff secretly working two full-time jobs
This article explores a recent rise in WFH and hybrid staff working more than one full-time job, and...
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'They take advantage' | Sharon Osbourne reveals she's sacked men for harassing young female staff
This news article explores themes of sexual harassment in the workplace, following revelations from Sharon...
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Carnival UK | Cruise firm withdraws 'fire & rehire' threat facing 900+ staff
Fire and rehire proposals have been withdrawn by a major cruise company after discussions with union...
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Dressing down | 1 in 3 employees work in their pyjamas, survey reveals
This article explores new data about dress codes and professional appearances in the workplace, based...
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'He wasn't prosecuted' | Worker unfairly sacked after HR saw video of him being confronted by 'paedophile hunters'
A warehouse worker who was sacked after co-workers found a video of him being confronted by 'paedophile...
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Secret Millionaire star | Employee's £35k theft leaves founder bankrupt and staff jobless
A business founder, and star of the show Secret Millionaire, was forced to sell his company, laying off...
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Jeremy Hunt | Key updates for HR from the Chancellor's Autumn Statement
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has unveiled a series of measures in the Autumn Statement for 2023, some of which...
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Gig Economy | Deliveroo riders are not employees, UK's Supreme Court rules
This article reports the recent decision of the Supreme Court that Deliveroo delivery riders and drivers...
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Drug testing | Worker sacked after unwittingly drinking herbal tea containing cocaine
Workplace drug and alcohol testing is in the spotlight in this news article, following a recent tribunal...
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Think tank study | AI to make a third of UK workforce switch to 4-day week by 2033
Artificial intelligence is likely to make nearly a third of the UK workforce switch to a four-day week...
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OpenAI revolt | ChatGPT staff threaten mass exodus unless board quits over CEO firing
This news article looks at an unfolding employee revolt at OpenAI, the company which created...
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Lawsuit | Taco Bell employee sues firm after Christmas bash turns into drunken sex party
A former Taco Bell employee is suing the restaurant after a Christmas party turned explicit when colleagues...
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'The enemy of progress' | Ex-IBM chief says 'perfectionism' is a bad trait for leaders to have
This news article covers recent comments from IBM's former president and CEO about why leaders striving...
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400+ complaints | McDonald's facing up to two sex harassment claims per week
This news article explores reports from McDonald's UK about rampant problems with harassment among colleagues,...
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Workplace tragedy | Boss blamed for 'systemic failures' as waste worker crushed to death
An employee at a waste company was crushed after falling into an industrial shredder while attempting...
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