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Me Too | Job advert calls for 'experienced harassers'
To highlight the unfortunate prevalence of bullying and harassment in the workplace, The Women's Equality...
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Favouritism | Queen fuels 'jealousy' between royal staff
Despite the headache that workplace favouritism causes for HR, it has been claimed that the Queen's close...
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Sue Perkins | Ex-Bake Off host claims colleagues laughed after harassment incident
HR policies often encourage colleagues to call out inappropriate behaviour or intervene where necessary...
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'Frat culture' | Employee alleges promotion denied over pregnancy
A female employee claimed she faced pregnancy discrimination in a firm that operated as a 'fraternity...
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Engagement | 3 in 4 leaders say culture is central to success
'Culture is now rated number one by leaders as a contributor to success, but we also have an idea of...
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Appearance | Why 'pretty' employees won't always succeed
When an employee turns up to work, they go armed with the expectation that they should be treated the...
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Bereavement | Amazon worker 'fired' after spending extra hour with dying relative
The Sacramento warehouse worker was in the throes of completing a night-time shift when she received...
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Extinction Rebellion | How HR can promote sustainability
Sustainably is at the forefront of many employees' minds, meaning it is essential that HR…
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Emotions | Is crying at work a good thing?
Contrary to the attributes of British culture which often see people trying to 'keep a stiff upper...
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Social media frenzy | Manager sacked for vile Facebook rant over Greta Thunberg
The divisive face of the climate change movement Greta Thunberg has received a barrage...
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Reputation | WeWork staff share fears over future employability
A portion of WeWork employees are concerned that having their work experience at the real estate firm...
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Royal treatment | Kate Middleton praised for being a great boss
The Duchess of Cambridge has been praised for the 'loyal' way she looks after staff and her ability...
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Wellbeing | HR ranked as most stressed UK profession
Despite being the go-to function when workers are experiencing issues, HR is itself extremely...
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Employee gripes | HR reveal the most absurd complaints from staff
Sometimes HR has to deal with some utterly surreal and absurd situations in the workplace...
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Job loss | Loyal employee fired for being ONE MINUTE LATE
Worker Robert Lockyer took his former employer to tribunal to refute the case that the Royal Mail was...
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Revealed | THESE are the UK's happiest professions
Landscaping (86%), dog walking (78%) and counselling (74%) were ranked the top three happiest professions...
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Surveillance | Snooping bosses told to 'watch their backs' in profane employee memo
Rather than sitting down with HR to voice his frustrations, an airport worker stowed a threatening note...
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Productivity | Do you work in one of the UK's laziest cities?
Whilst Brits are commonly considered hard workers, a new report has stated that...
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Me Too | 'Ugly' sexual harassment figures unveiled at THIS firm
Lloyd's of London has shared details of its internal survey following a damaging report by Bloomberg...
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Discrimination | Cara Delevingne told to 'get beard' for career gain
The actress claimed that disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein told her 'to get a beard' to cover up...
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