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Impartiality policy | BBC faces backlash after banning staff from Pride protests
The BBC has been criticised for telling some of its staff they should avoid Pride events that might be...
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Michael Ilgner | Deutsche Bank HRD forced out due to unethical practices
Deutsche Bank this week announced that Global Head of Human Resources, Michael Ilgner, would be leaving...
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Culture wars | Google sparks employee debate after retracting Pride drag show support
Google is under the spotlight after distancing itself from a company-sponsored drag event for Pride month...
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'Not just banter' | Asda worker 'kicked in backside' by female colleague was victim of sex discrimination
Supermarket worker's complaints "would have been dealt with differently" had he been a woman, tribunal...
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Spinning plates | Worker used sick leave to hold down second full-time job
Bosses believed their employee was too ill to work. In reality, she was earning a second full-time income,...
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'Absolute ineptitude' | Employee finally sacked after avoiding work for 20 years
Worker who showed up in just four out of the past 24 years 'made up work' and spent days texting during...
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'You people' | Woman wins £6k over sexist remarks - but accused co-worker also gets £5k over racial comments
A judge has awarded compensation to both the complainant and respondent in an employment tribunal...
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'It's a lie' | Firm offering 'unlimited' leave punishes worker for taking 10 days off
A disabled employee unintentionally discovered their firm's 'unlimited' leave policy had its limits after...
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'Get the sins out' | Employer hires fake priest to extract work 'confessions' from staff
An employer must pay over £100,000 in damages after hiring a fake priest to extract work-related 'confessions'...
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DJ D-Sol | Goldman Sachs' CEO moonlights as a DJ, and execs aren't happy about it
Goldman Sachs executives have reportedly grown discontent with CEO David Solomon, not because of his...
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'Legal precedent' | Worker sacked over LGBT+ Facebook posts gets new tribunal
A teaching assistant who was sacked over her beliefs on LGBT+ education will be given the chance of a...
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Ryanair | Airline's Chief Pilot sent sexual texts and swapped shifts to fly with women
Ryanair has sacked its Chief Pilot after a misconduct probe found he altered flight rosters to ensure...
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Viral TikTok | Laid-off worker covers office in photos of herself in 'revenge' video
An ex-worker has shared a prank she orchestrated against her former employer...
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Balanced boardroom | Number of women on boards improves, but is it enough?
A new report outlining female representation in senior positions has revealed that there are more women...
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Royal Mail | Scottish worker accused boss of racism as he 'couldn't understand his accent'
A Scottish Royal Mail employee accused an English colleague of being racist after saying he 'couldn't...
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Sacked | Worker 'breaks confidentiality' after discussing pay rise with co-workers
Talks about pay rates with colleagues allegedly led to an employee being dismissed...
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'Deplorable' | Lab worker found severed heads on his desk after complaint about work conditions
An employee claims three severed heads were left at his workspace after he raised concerns about 'deplorable'...
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D&I takes off | Qantas jettisons uniform rules on make-up & high heels in inclusivity push
Guidelines around make-up, footwear and jewellery have been changed up for all employees, regardless...
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'It's censorship' | Worker allegedly ousted from Oxfam for defending JK Rowling in 'TERF' row
With the charity accused of depicting JK Rowling in a Pride Month cartoon, details of a previous controversy...
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Working hard/hardly working? | Sex, laundry & shopping among top things Brits have done while remote working
More than three quarters of UK staff have admitted to doing 'something they shouldn't have' during...
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