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Team dynamics | Football rivalries could be lawful reason to reject job candidate, tribunal suggests
Employers could lawfully prefer a candidate based on football allegiance to protect team harmony...
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'Our top priority' | Tesco staff given app to boost safety during their journey to work
Tesco is giving all 300,000 of its UK employees access to a personal safety app that can track their...
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'Open earshot' | Staff who overhear sexual comments can be victims of harassment, tribunal rules
An employee who overheard colleagues joking about oral sex and derogatory remarks about women was subjected...
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CIPD study | Staff absence levels soar to nearly 2 working weeks per employee each year
Research shows need for proactive action to address rising levels of absence...
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'Moment of reckoning' | Damning review reveals widespread bullying & harassment among legal professionals
Calls grow for tougher regulatory approach to stamp out misconduct...
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Harassment case | Staff placed bets on who would sleep with new saleswoman first, tribunal told
A saleswoman discovered male colleagues had placed a wager on “who would sleep with me first”, describing...
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Polygamous working | Hundreds of employees caught 'double jobbing' - experts warn the true number could be far higher
A new investigation has uncovered that almost 300 local authority employees have been caught working...
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Resignation ripple | 1 in 3 employees have quit because a colleague left
New research shows how one exit can shake an entire business…
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'Just banter' | EasyJet cabin manager sacked for in-flight comments loses unfair dismissal claim
An EasyJet cabin manager who told a colleague “I'm just staring at your ass” during a flight has...
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‘Overwhelmingly positive’ | Scottish government four-day work week trial boosts wellbeing & productivity
The year-long trial of a 32-hour working week improved motivation, morale, and worker wellbeing...
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'Discretionary' | MoD worker loses harassment tribunal after colleagues didn't give him leaving card
An employment judge dismissed the employee's claims that he was harassed and unfairly treated...
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Fraud case | Social worker caught working three council jobs at same time
A former social worker has been convicted of dishonestly working three full-time jobs...
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‘Expletive-filled rants’ | Citi Wealth Head investigated by HR after conduct complaints
Citigroup has defended its Head of Wealth, Andy Sieg, calling him a 'highly respected leader'...
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Legal agreement | Lidl pledges new safeguards on workplace harassment after watchdog intervention
Equality regulator warns all employers as Lidl agrees legal steps to prevent…
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'They lack work ethic' | Worker sues over 'noisy, boisterous' younger staff disrupting her job
An employment tribunal has dismissed claims of age discrimination and harassment brought by a 66-year-old...
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Toilets, toenails & tuna | The most viral workplace 'icks' on Reddit, revealed
From public put-downs to putrid breakroom behaviour, these viral workplace 'icks' could be costing...
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'Orwellian' | Norwich City steward unfairly dismissed over WhatsApp memes
A Norwich City steward who mistakenly sent memes about Russell Brand to a colleague on WhatsApp was unfairly...
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Monitoring | PwC defends 'traffic light' office attendance system as HR experts react
PwC has introduced a new system to monitor whether its UK workforce is meeting its hybrid working rules,...
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Rugby controversy | Salford Red Devils COO quits amid claims she was told to 'sleep with' RFL figure
The Chief Operating Officer of a rugby league club has resigned amid serious allegations about the club's...
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‘Stood down’ | EasyJet suspends pilot who reportedly roamed hotel 'drunk and naked'
EasyJet immediately stood the captain down from duty, 'in line with our procedures, pending an...
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