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REVEALED | UK's top companies for work-life balance - do you work at one?
New research has uncovered the highest-ranking companies for work-life balance in the UK, with the Office...
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Activision Blizzard | 20 staff sacked as sexual harassment & 'frat boy' culture scandal continues
Video game maker Activision Blizzard has reportedly sacked 20 employees following an investigation into...
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Wellbeing | Almost 50% of UK staff say toxic work environments impact their mental health
In the current candidate-driven talent market, both attracting and retaining staff is a key concern....
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Netflix | Staff to stage walkout as 'transphobic joke' row deepens - what HR needs to know
Netflix staff are planning a walkout following clashes with leadership, as the row deepens over a “transphobic”...
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£40k payout | HR worker sacked during maternity leave was left 'unable to feed newborn'
A mum who was fired while on maternity leave has been awarded more £40,000 after a tribunal ruled that...
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Black History Month | 2 in 5 Black workers are quitting jobs over lack of diversity
Almost half of Black employees in Britain have left their jobs due to a lack of diversity in their workplace,...
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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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