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Productivity | How do UK staff procrastinate at work?
Browsing on YouTube, skiving in the loo and making idle chit-chat with colleagues were ranked as some...
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‘Workaholic nation’ | 4 in 10 employees can't leave work alone
Brits revealed that they spend over 11 hours a week working when they are away from the office…
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Money | Leaked HR memo reveals pay error after 'cyber incident'
A company-wide email revealed that staff within the department would 'likely be paid' on January...
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Rewards | Firm swaps work drinks for craft days in anti-booze policy
With the festive period now firmly behind us, January may well be the ideal time for HR to take a look...
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Culture | Can office gossip be good for workers?
While many employers actively discourage gossiping at work to prevent unhealthy...
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Discrimination | Domino's worker lost his job after racial slur
An employee wrote racial slurs on a colleague's pizza box, which later resulted in the worker losing...
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Beliefs | Employers must protect 'ethical vegans'
In a new ruling, 'ethical veganism' will now be considered a philosophical belief whose followers will...
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Sticks & Stones | New TV series highlights core HR issues
ITV shone a light on workplace bullying in its series Sticks and Stones, which left viewers feeling anxious...
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Productivity | 1 in 8 employees expected to pull a sickie TODAY
Whilst the more robust of Britain's working population may have dusted themselves off and recovered...
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Conduct | Starbucks employee QUITS using explicit song
Rather than contacting HR and arranging an exit interview, one employee sang to his manager explaining...
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Kate Garraway | TV host feared for job after alarm clock fiasco
While punctuality is often a sought-after trait in the workplace, the Good Morning Britain TV host overslept...
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Toxic culture | TV star's sex scenes spark HR debate
It is alleged that the show creator 'cajoled' actors to get naked, which later led to the sudden...
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Take a seat | 'Productivity' toilet aims to stop long employee breaks
With research suggesting that workers spend 14 minutes per day on toilet trips, one firm has developed...
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Scrooge? | Employer swaps Christmas do for office conference
After realising that Christmas isn't celebrated by all employees, one boss decided to tweak his festive...
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Frisky business | What are Millennials doing at work?
The research revealed that with workplace romances on the rise...
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Maternity leave | New mother 'excluded' from office Xmas party
An employee on maternity leave has shared that she felt discriminated against after finding out her employer...
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Caroline Flack | How should bosses react to out-of-hour scandals?
Caroline Flack has been charged with assault by beating, leaving her future career as a TV presenter...
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Productivity | 1 in 10 employees book BOGUS meetings
Workers are regularly booking fake meetings into their diary to keep colleagues...
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Taboo | Should female employees wear 'period badges'?
A store has introduced badges for its female staff to wear while on their period to help encourage customers...
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New year, new job | Best places to work in the UK in 2020 REVEALED
With the new year being the prime opportunity for employees to switch roles, Glassdoor has released the...
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