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'Deal with it' | Employee's rude response to boss after being caught drinking on Zoom call
An employee who told his boss to “deal with it” after being caught drinking on a Zoom call must pay...
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'Serious failings' | CBI boss sacked and trio suspended amid misconduct scandal
Business lobby admits it "must do better" amid ongoing investigation...
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Inside info | Samsung worker fed company secrets to ChatGPT to make a presentation
Samsung has reportedly limited usage of ChatGPT in the workplace after employees input confidential company...
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'Slapstick' | Employee's laughter at colleague who fell over was not harassment, says judge
A pub worker tried to sue their former employer after a colleague laughed at them when they fell over...
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Stress Awareness Month | When does work-related stress become a problem?
April is Stress Awareness Month, and a time to reflect on the impacts of stress and worry in our...
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'You deserved better' | Virgin Orbit exec slams bankrupt firm's leaders in farewell to staff
One of Virgin Orbit's outgoing executives has hit out at the firm's leadership, saying employees...
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Tesla | Elon Musk's car firm to pay ex-worker £2.6m over racial abuse at work
Tesla has been ordered to pay more the equivalent of £2.6million to an ex-employee who was subjected...
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Perks & recreation? | Google cuts employee benefits amid plans to boost AI funding
A memo was sent to employees from the company's CFO Ruth Porat and senior VP Prabhakar Raghavan stating...
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'Real danger' | Damning claims of sexual misconduct levelled at senior CBI staff
UK's leading business lobby rocked by more damning allegations
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Gross misconduct | Boss sacked after giving inside information to promotion candidate
Superior's actions risked bringing promotion process into disrepute...
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Talk it over | Bosses see rise in workplace conversations about mental health
More dialogue is a step in the right direction but still 'significant work to be done', says employment...
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'Support their choices' | Helping victims of 'revenge porn' in the workplace
Reported cases of revenge porn have increased significantly in recent years, and HR has an important...
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Running on empty | Burnout & stress costing the UK economy £28bn a year
A whopping £28billion was lost to workplace stress and burnout last year, a new report has found...
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'Toxic leader' | Met Police's HR chief under fire amid fallout from scathing force review
The Metropolitan Police's HR chief has come under fire as the fallout from the controversial Casey...
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Bullying, fraud & corruption | Report reveals rise in whistleblowing cases and the reasons behind them
There has been an increase in whistleblowing - in the UK - especially reports of dishonest behaviour,...
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More trouble for Elon | Twitter suffers major source code leak - was an ex-employee behind it?
Twitter has revealed that ex-employees are responsible for leaking the social media platform's source...
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'Dystopian' | Workplace surveillance more likely to target young, female & black staff
Worker surveillance is as old as work itself, but new technology is making it easier and cheaper than...
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'Badly let down' | 2 in 3 employees with Long Covid say they are treated unfairly at work
Two thirds of people with Long Covid who took part in a survey have experienced unfair treatment at work,...
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Watchdog warning | IKEA told to improve its handling of staff sexual harassment claims
IKEA has signed a legal agreement with the EHRC amid concerns over how it has handled sexual harassment...
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Union busting? | Staff claim they were sacked after forming 'unrecognised' union
A Glasgow-based bar and café has been criticised by protestors for reportedly sacking three staff members...
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