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'Racist quiz' | Sacked PwC execs dressed as 'Wuhan bats' and 'mocked Chinese accents' at work event
Two executives at accounting firm PwC have been sacked for performing 'racist sketches' at a company...
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'HR did nothing' | Goldman Sachs boss 'BRAIN DAMAGED intern in hazing ritual'
A Goldman Sachs intern was subjected to a 'hazing ritual' so brutal that he was left with lasting...
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Controversial 'joke' | Netflix suspends trans worker who crashed exec meeting to protest comedy show
Netflix has reportedly suspended a band of employees for crashing an executive meeting to protest a new...
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Jeff Bezos | Amazon founder's space flight firm rocked by 'toxic workplace' allegations
Blue Origin, the space exploration firm created by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has been rocked by allegations...
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Sacked | Worker blamed DOG for exposing 'tight underwear' to female colleague on video call
A worker was sacked for exposing his 'tight' underwear to a female colleague on a Zoom call - then...
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World Mental Health Day | How HR can support staff with psychological wellbeing
With Sunday October 10, 2021, marking World Mental Health Day, the topic of employee mental health is...
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'Daily' slurs | Tesla HR boss HITS BACK online after firm's £100m racial abuse payout
Tesla must pay £100m for failing to stop a black former worker from being racially abused, the...
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'Like a snow day' | Facebook outage DECIMATES world of work
Facebook's global outage caused frustration for millions of social media users on Monday, but it also...
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Privacy concerns | IKEA staff find 'HIDDEN' cameras in staff toilets and locker areas
IKEA has launched an investigation following reports that surveillance cameras were placed in the ceilings...
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Equality | Does HR have a diversity problem?
A new report has shed light on diversity gaps within the HR sector...
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D&I | Over half of women say remote working could boost their careers
According to a survey commissioned by the BBC, 56% of UK females say their job opportunities have been...
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Job loss fears | 7 in 10 firms expect redundancies as furlough scheme ends
As the end of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme approaches, a new study reveals that 7 in 10 employers...
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'New era' | Office return causing anxiety for many, new data finds
Over half of all UK-based office workers have felt anxiety about the prospect of returning to the office,...
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D&I dread | 1 in 3 workers fear diversity schemes could cost them their job
One in three employees fear that an unintended consequence of increased awareness around D&I would be...
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Inclusion | Bi Visibility Day - what is it and how can HR help?
Bi Visibility Day 2021 is underway across the world. Marked each year since 1999, the event is set up...
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'Spoilt & entitled' | 'LAZY' home workers just want to 'doss on the sofa', boss rants on LinkedIn
A recruiter has come under fire for labelling employees who want to work from home as “lazy” people...
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Pay parity | Should firms back ethnicity salary gap reports?
8 out of ten managers want to see their firm introduce greater transparency around ethnicity pay gaps,...
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'Chick' & 'babe' | HR boss blames #MeToo movement after being sacked over 'sexist' comments
A funeral home manager was sacked after allegedly referring to female colleagues using sexist and 'demeaning'...
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REVEALED | UK's top 10 'family-friendly' employers
American Express, Citigroup, and the Crown Prosecution Service are among the top 'family-friendly'...
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'Ticking time bomb' | Frustrated home workers in danger of causing IT 'security crisis'
Stringent security measures were an immediate concern in the move to home working, as gaining access...
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