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Case thrown out | Mum sacked after taking 28 months maternity leave loses unfair dismissal tribunal claim
This article looks at a recent employment tribunal case involving a working mum who alleged her employer...
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Social governance | An ethics backlash made Chick-fil-A pull out of the UK - now they're back
This article talks about how key stakeholders respond to corporate ethics. It discusses LGBT+ agenda...
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'Quite alarming' | Worker pursued ex-colleague with love songs & poems
This article explores how HR leaders can approach sexual harassment and inappropriate behaviour in the...
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CEO troubles | BP looks externally to replace disgraced outgoing chief
This article is about executive search at BP. It covers leadership ethics and the skills needed to succeed...
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'Truly gobsmacking' | Tycoon slammed after calling for mass layoffs of 'arrogant' workers
It's not rare for business moguls to make controversial statements about ordinary, hard-working staff...
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Suspicious minds | Boss arrested for planting GPS tracker on employee's car in sick leave row
This article looks at recent reports of an employee, who was signed off sick, unwittingly having their...
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Ousted | BP CEO quits after probe into relations with colleagues
BP's CEO has stepped down after an investigation found he failed to disclose 'personal relationships'...
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'Eat a d***' | HR manager sent penis-shaped chocolate with lewd message to co-worker
A HR manager at a property company has been accused of sending a phallic-shaped chocolate to an employee's...
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Qantas | Airline illegally fired 1,700 employees during pandemic
Qantas Airways' time in the spotlight continues, with a court ruling that the airline was wrong to sack...
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'Morally reprehensible' | Worker pretended their mum had died to get time off work
Whether it's a bank holiday weekend or making use of their employer's holiday buy-back scheme for...
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Ultimatum rejected | Grindr employees quit en masse over back-to-office mandate
Return-to-office mandates are becoming an area of growing concern for employees, and thus a growing area...
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Islamophobia | Worker labelled 'Mr Taliban' by colleagues
A UK worker has described their experience of consistent Islamophobic abuse, in a revealing portrayal...
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£1m lawsuit | Goldman Sachs faces claims of tear-filled meetings, culture of bullying and more
Financial behemoth Goldman Sachs is preparing to face a court battle over a former executive's claims...
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Embezzlement | Worker plunges employer into debt by stealing £150K - but only pays back £1
A finance employee at a formerly successful restaurant has been ordered to pay back one pound to her...
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'Forgotten' | Worker upset when firm doesn't mark her birthday, but does so for colleagues
How important is employee recognition? Would your workers be disappointed if you didn't wish them a happy...
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Gender-affirming care | Indeed offers transgender employees £8K relocation benefit
Indeed, the online job listing website, is offering its transgender employees who seek gender-affirming...
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'So superficial' | Woman wears 'terrible wigs' to work in defiance of boss's pink hair ban
This article looks at the shifting connections between professionalism and personal appearance, following...
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Union busting | Over 200 Starbucks employees say they were unfairly dismissed for unionising
Starbucks has been accused of unfair dismissals and union busting, as more than 200 workers since December...
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Racism row | Employee says boss treated her like an 'angry black woman', tribunal hears
A UK employee claimed in a tribunal that her boss treated her like an “angry black woman' and that...
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'Heartless' | Worker asks for time off after mum's death - but gets sacked instead
Supporting employees who have suffered a bereavement is an unenviable task that every HR leader will...
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