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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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Culture | Lord of the Rings firm at centre of 'toxic' work scandal
One organisation that has launched an investigation following allegations of a toxic culture is Weta...
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Social distancing | How HR should react to COVID-19 rule-breaking staff
As more and more employees return to central workspaces, it is crucial that health and safety guidelines...
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Relationships | 50% admit to colleague romance
A new study has discovered that almost half of office workers have had a workplace romance, with one...
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£100k risk | COVID-positive employee goes surfing - dobbed in by colleagues
A woman in Spain who tested positive with the virus was arrested earlier this week for surfing when she...
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Mental health | Work anxiety rockets 4,000% in lockdown
A new study from Mitrefinch found that professional anxiety rose by 4,000% among Brits throughout the...
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Twitter | Staff 'fight' over 'COVID-19 policies that benefit parents'
When schools and childcare facilities closed in light of the coronavirus pandemic, it caused huge problems...
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Support | How HR can help staff with 2020 financial challenges
Research has found that employees are growing more concerned about their finances, which has led to an...
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Internet speeds & rent costs | The WORST UK cities for homeworking
Using a points system that took 2020 population size, average internet speeds and property prices into...
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Lockdown | 40% Brits claim they have been more productive at home
Vodafone's data, which surveyed 1,003 small business employees, revealed that working from home has...
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'Pure negative' | Why Netflix CEO slams working from home
In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Netflix's CEO and Chairman Reed Hastings said he feels...
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Poor practice | 'Colleagues made aware of redundancy before I was'
An employee has taken to Mumsnet claiming that colleagues were made aware of their redundancy before...
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'Digital confusion' | 38% of staff worry about THIS once a day
New research has unearthed that 38% of employees admitted to worrying at least once a day about how they...
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‘Kellogg’s work family’ | HR VP reveals grrr-eat initiative to promote culture
The Vice President HR at Kellogg Europe told HR Grapevine about an initiative that the firm launched...
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'Union spies' | Amazon removes controversial job listings
Online retail giant Amazon has withdrawn two job adverts for 'intelligence analysts' which stated...
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