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Post-furlough redundancies | 'It is important that workers know their rights'
With the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme set to close at the end of the month, an Employment Specialist...
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REVEALED | The strangest ways employees have quit their jobs
From writing the reasons for a resignation on sheets of toilet paper, to sending an employer a 'sorry...
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Training | The job where you have to be a 'workplace bully'
One firm is looking to hire someone to play the role of a 'workplace bully' in order to test staff...
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ERROR! | Boss demands worker pays back £20k after being overpaid
When an employee's paycheque arrives at the end of the week or month, they will be able to spend this...
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Lockdown | Employment tribunals increased by 18% in this period
The Government has announced that the number of employment tribunals involving individuals increased...
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Robot therapists | 8 in 10 staff don't want human support - this is why
A new global study conducted by Oracle and Workplace Intelligence has found that 82% of people believe...
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H&M | Firm fined MILLIONS over staff surveillance
Clothing retailer H&M has been fined £32.1million for the illegal surveillance of several hundreds of...
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Mental health | Furlough and layoffs 'bruising' wellbeing
New research from Glint has discovered that the action of employers is having a marked effect on staff...
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Holiday hoarders | Reason why staff aren't taking annual leave in 2020
Many employees have been reluctant to use up their annual leave allowance, saving it for a time when...
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EY fraud case | Harsh HR lessons as firm faces potential collapse
Accountancy firm EY has been caught up in fraudulent claims, after it emerged that a whistleblower raised...
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Bath & loo | The strangest places Brits claim to be working at home
New research has revealed that some workers are combining professional tasks with everyday things around...
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RESEARCH REVEALS | HR issues now dominate CEO agenda
A plethora of HR issues including demotivated employees, poor mental health and diluted company culture...
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'Discreetly sexy' | Staff told THIS in work dress code email
In a company memo sent in 2019, divorce lawyer Ayesha Vardag reportedly told her female staff that wearing...
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Curfews & fines | How the latest COVID-19 restrictions change HR
Following UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's address to the House of Commons last week, where he laid...
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Wellbeing | 40m work days lost per year due to poor mental health
According to research by not-for-profit healthcare provider Benenden Health, 35% of UK employees took...
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WFH | 1 in 5 employees sleep on the job
For those who were forced to implement remote working policies at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic,...
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REVEALED | The highest-rated UK CEOs during the COVID-19 crisis
New research from Glassdoor has revealed the top UK leaders during the coronavirus crisis. Among the...
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Legal | Worker dismissed for self-isolating wins £7k payout
A shop worker with diabetes was dismissed by the Good Health Store in the Isle of Man after following...
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Employment tribunals | Claimants wait nine months for hearings
Due to the constraints of coronavirus, claimants at employment tribunals currently face a nine-month...
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Remote policies | Employer denies 'banning' staff smoking whilst WFH
Hammersmith & Fulham council has denied banning staff from smoking at their desk when they are working...
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