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'No more free laundry' | Hybrid switch sees Meta axe famous work perks
The days of Meta (formerly Facebook) employees receiving lavish perks may be coming to an end...
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Kim Kardashian | TV star's ex-staff SLAM working conditions after controversial work ethics jibe
Former employees of Kim Kardashian have hit out at the celebrity, alleging poor working conditions and...
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'We don't matter' | Staff sent severance payslips BEFORE firm tells them they've been sacked
A firmed marred in controversy has hit headlines once again after sending staff severance checks before...
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John Bercow | How should you handle workplace bullies?
Former Speaker at the House of Commons, John Bercow, has been reprimanded for breaching Parliament's...
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'Needlessly unkind' | Fury as firm 'mocks' staff upon office return amid back-to-work anxiety rise
A company has attracted waves of backlash online after displaying 'insensitive' posters around its...
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Tech troubles | Worker sacked for not clocking in blamed errors on HR app
A woman who claimed that problems with an HR app were responsible for her losing her job has had her...
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Legal row | Worker sacked for taking religious holiday off puts spotlight on discrimination laws
A worker who was sacked for taking time off work to observe a religious holiday has won a huge court...
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Employee Appreciation Day | Boss praised for repaying worker who lost their wages
Employee Appreciation Day is a chance for leaders to let their staff know just how much they are valued,...
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Something for nothing | Staff worked £27bn worth of unpaid overtime last year
UK employers gained unpaid overtime from their staff worth a whopping £27billion last year, according...
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'Ungrateful' | Fury as employee sends colleague's scathing social media post to their boss
A worker has sparked debate after revealing one of their colleagues shared their social media posts with...
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'Hundreds of texts' | Boss demands worker attends meetings and takes calls while on holiday
A worker has claimed their boss demanded they keep attending working meetings and keep their phone turned...
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'Appalling treatment' | NatWest faces £2m payout for sacking worker days after cancer surgery
NatWest could be forced to part with £2million after a tribunal ruled an employee was wrongly dismissed...
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Tech troubles | Slack outage highlights perils of remote working
Thousands of workers were left unable to contact their colleagues yesterday after one of the most popular...
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'Highly sensitive topic' | Worker wins legal fight over boss' 'humiliating' menopause remark
A worker has emerged victorious from an age and sex discrimination case after her boss said to her “she...
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WFH woes | How does remote working impact workplace culture?
A third of workers haven't been back to their workplace since the pandemic began in March 2020, a new...
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'It's just confusing' | Staff mock Zuckerberg's latest bid to rebrand Meta's values
Meta's attempts to rebrand its company culture & values, including calling co-workers 'metamates'...
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£22k payout | Worker's 'lazy old white guy' jibe to colleague was racial abuse, judge rules
A worker who experienced "stress and sleepless nights" after being labelled as a “lazy old white guy”...
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On your bike | Ex-Peloton staff crash new CEO's first meeting after thousands of jobs cut
Ex-Peloton staff crashed the firm's new boss' first meeting in protest after almost 3,000 jobs were...
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'Conflict & confusion' | HR at risk of legal battles with staff as last COVID rules set to end early
Employers and HR leaders have been warned not to 'cut corners' as they scramble to prepare for an...
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SACKED | Pregnant worker caught spying on staff emails and spending hours 'pram shopping'
A pregnant employee was sacked after bosses discovered she was spending hours each day online shopping...
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