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'Profoundly affected' | Woman sacked for taking time off after miscarriage wins legal case
A woman who was sacked for taking time off following a pregnancy miscarriage has been awarded more than...
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'Pay me enough' | Viral TikTok star protests cost of living by moving into office cubicle
A worker claims he was sacked after bosses found out he had moved into his work cubicle, because he wasn't...
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P&O Ferries | HR boss boasted of firm's 'family culture' before 800 sackings
A recruitment video made by P&O Ferries has emerged that promises would-be employees that being part...
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£1 million fine | Firm SLAMMED over staff parties rife with initiation games, bullying & sexism
An insurance firm has been fined a record £1million after an investigation found some of its male managers...
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'Apathy & inaction' | Disney staff stage walk out amid pleas for more LGBT+ staff protection
Disney employees are staging 'virtual' walkouts this week as part of demands for the firm to take...
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'Truly sorry' | Wilko drops plan to make staff with COVID come to work
Wilko has issued an apology after issuing guidance to staff which informed them that they should attend...
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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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