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'Still work to be done' | Almost half of firms not compliant with sexual harassment duties, one year since law change
Firms admit concerns over complying with legal reforms...
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National Work Life Week | Employee wellbeing proves critical to retention rates
More than a quarter of employees feel their employer is responsible for their wellbeing...
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‘Bold & inclusive' | HR Grapevine launches Editorial Advisory Board to 'shape the future' of HR
The Editorial Advisory Board deepens HR Grapevine's long-standing commitment to produce industry-recognised...
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‘Toxic legacy’ | Met police 'relentlessly' sacking officers as BBC Panorama exposes culture of racism & misogyny
Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley says 'systemic, cultural, leadership, and regulatory failings' have...
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‘Slap in the face’ | M&S staff angry after being told to work Boxing Day for first time since 2020
Staff are expected to work on one of 26, 27, or 28 December, as well as in the build-up to Christmas...
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Payroll problems | Council workers ordered to repay £40k after wage overpayment errors
Council employees in Glasgow have been ordered to pay back £40,000 in wages after a payroll error saw...
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'Remain impartial' | Civil Service bans staff network meetings during work hours
Civil Service staff networks have been ordered to only meet outside working hours and have all events...
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Keeeep saving! | Strictly's Shirley Ballas marks UK Savings Week with financial wellbeing advice
'Saving, a bit like dancing, can feel intimidating at first,' said Ballas, as nearly 1 in 4 admit...
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'Awareness is rising' | Sexual harassment helpline calls jump by a third
Calls to Acas about workplace harassment have jumped by more than a third this year...
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‘Duty of care’ | Insurer Markel launches domestic abuse support scheme for UK staff
'Domestic abuse doesn't stop at the front door, and neither does our duty of care,' Markel's...
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'Deeply unsettling' | Warwickshire Council LGBTQ+ employee group slams Pride flag policy
Employees at Warwickshire County Council warned that a new Pride flag policy could harm the organisation's...
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Wellbeing study | One in three people say staying at work will help them live longer
Almost a third of workers say that staying in the workforce beyond retirement age will help them to live...
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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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