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Mental health | Is 'macho culture' ruining your workplace?
The gender-specific health of employees may well be set to become a greater concern for HR, after recent...
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Transphobia row | BBC boss tells LGBT+ staff: 'get used to hearing views you don't like'
A BBC chief has told LGBT+ staff to get used to hearing views they disagree, amid accusations from its...
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'Victim blaming' | Head of HR wades into workplace racism row with 'coward' email
A Head of HR has waded into a national racism row with a surprising email...
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Unequal | Staggering difference between employment rates of mums compared to dads
New data has shed light on a wide range of issues affecting working mothers and has found that they're...
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REVEALED | UK locations where employees experience MOST discrimination
A new YouGov study has revealed that London is the city where employees face the most discrimination...
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HR worry | Brits don't know where to turn if something bad happens at work, study finds
Only 50% of Brits say their workplace takes bullying, discrimination, or harassment complaints seriously,...
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Inequality | 8 in 10 of the UK's most popular jobs have a gender pay gap
New research from CIPHR has revealed that eight in ten of the UK's most popular job roles have a gender...
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#UnexpectedGuest | John Lewis' 2021 Xmas ad holds key HR teachings - can you spot them?
It may only be the very beginning of November but one of the UK's unofficial markers of the beginning...
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State of WFH | ENDING remote work could 'destroy diversity', brand new data shows
People of colour want more time working from home than white people, that is according to a new study...
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Recruitment row | Facebook to pay £10m over claims its hiring process was 'discriminatory'
Facebook will pay out more than £10 million after its hiring processes was declared to be discriminatory...
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Activision Blizzard | 20 staff sacked as sexual harassment & 'frat boy' culture scandal continues
Video game maker Activision Blizzard has reportedly sacked 20 employees following an investigation into...
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Netflix | Staff to stage walkout as 'transphobic joke' row deepens - what HR needs to know
Netflix staff are planning a walkout following clashes with leadership, as the row deepens over a “transphobic”...
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Workplace bias | 1 in 5 HR leaders not trained in D&I, stats show
Diversity and inclusion are essential elements in any HR strategy. However, whilst 61% of employees see...
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£40k payout | HR worker sacked during maternity leave was left 'unable to feed newborn'
A mum who was fired while on maternity leave has been awarded more £40,000 after a tribunal ruled that...
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Black History Month | 2 in 5 Black workers are quitting jobs over lack of diversity
Almost half of Black employees in Britain have left their jobs due to a lack of diversity in their workplace,...
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'Racist quiz' | Sacked PwC execs dressed as 'Wuhan bats' and 'mocked Chinese accents' at work event
Two executives at accounting firm PwC have been sacked for performing 'racist sketches' at a company...
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'Ageism' | 16-year-old takes employer to tribunal after being told to 'grow up'
Whilst all professionals should moderate the language that they use in the workplace, a recent tribunal...
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'Evil' | Employee claims she was forced to work in baby clothes department after miscarriage
A shop worker was allegedly made to work in the baby section of their store despite having recently suffered...
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Proximity bias | 1 in 5 fear remote working will harm their career progression
Whilst over 44% of professionals see hybrid working as a key benefit of modern working life, one in five...
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Controversial 'joke' | Netflix suspends trans worker who crashed exec meeting to protest comedy show
Netflix has reportedly suspended a band of employees for crashing an executive meeting to protest a new...
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