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Sacked & barred | 'Patronising' Met Police sergeant accused officer of 'using the pregnancy card'
A Metropolitan Police sergeant has been dismissed after accusing a pregnant officer of “using the pregnancy...
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'A generation at risk' | Youth jobs slump creates fresh workforce challenge for HR
The UK's youth jobs market is sliding down the international rankings, with new PwC analysis warning...
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'Difficult tribunal' | Nurse partially wins harassment case over transgender doctor changing room access
A nurse has partially won a mammoth tribunal after the handling of her complaint about sharing a changing...
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Case dismissed | Worker loses legal claim over firm's policy on transgender access to women's toilets
A woman who argued that her employer's policy allowing transgender women to use female toilets amounted...
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ADHD | HR must consider rejection sensitivity when disciplining neurodiverse staff - tribunal
Employees whose neurodiverse conditions make them highly sensitive to criticism or rejection may be protected...
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Overseas talent | 10-year settlement route risks talent shortages & higher costs, employers warn
Almost 8 in 10 UK employers strongly agree it will be harder to attract overseas talent if the government...
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‘Care & confidentiality’ | Bidvest Noonan launches domestic violence support measures for staff - including paid leave
UN Women finds nearly one in three women experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetime, and...
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‘Age Pioneers’ | Baileys maker Diageo reveals plan to help over-50s staff reshape their careers
Diageo says it is proud to have a culture where employees of all ages feel 'valued, rewarded,...
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'Flexibility is key' | Younger employees driving office return; older colleagues remain reluctant to end WFH
Younger employees are more likely to embrace office working than their older colleagues, with three in...
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Neurodiversity | Surge in employment tribunals disputes related to autism, ADHD & neurodiversity discrimination
Employment tribunal cases related to neurodiversity rose by 79% last year, new research reveals...
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'Best of both worlds' | Home working could help bring more people back into work, Lords report says
Home working could support the Government's plans to get people back into work, by enabling people...
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Language | NHS worker raises misgendering claim after colleague's 'mush' & 'nut job' comments
An NHS employee claimed she was misgendered and referred to using slurs such as “mush”, “nut job”...
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‘Vexatious’ | HMRC to receive £20,000 from ex-employee after winning return-to-office tribunal
The worker was said to be 'prepared to use whatever means he could' to avoid returning to the...
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7th to 224th | GSK loses 'diversity leader' status as staff rue DEI U-turn
GSK is no longer one of the top-ranked European firms on diversity, as the 'court of employee opinion'...
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‘Old-school’ | RNLI worker who called Sadiq Khan a 'terrorist' unfairly dismissed - tribunal
The tribunal ruled that the RNLI's investigation into the workers' comments lacked transparency and...
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Reasonable adjustments | Autistic Wetherspoons worker 'persecuted' for misusing staff discount wins tribunal
Wetherspoons failed to offer reasonable adjustments during the disciplinary process, the tribunal...
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£140k payout | Teacher told she had 'let colleagues & students down' for taking sick leave
A teacher who was told she had “let [her] colleagues down and [her] students down” after taking time...
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'Got to go further' | Hundreds of dads plaster 'paternity charge' notices over the UK to protest underpaid paternity leave
Hundreds of dads have started issuing “Paternity Charge Notices” on buggies and other baby items...
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'Unpleasant & hostile' | Calling a colleague a 'nutter' could be harassment, tribunal hears
Royal Mail staff conflict boils over into tribunal...
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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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