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Embezzlement | Oregon newspaper lays off entire workforce after employee fraud
An Oregon-based newspaper shut down its operations and laid off its entire workforce after a former finance...
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Staff retention | This is the biggest challenge HR pros foresee in 2024
This article explores new research which indicates recruitment and staff retention are top HR concerns...
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Season of Giving | Boss gives all workers £38k bonus at Xmas party
A real-estate company has divided £8million between nearly 200 of its employees as part of the company's...
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Talent pool | More than a quarter of workers ready to move on from their current jobs
More than a quarter of employees around the globe can't see themselves being with their current employer...
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Burnout risk | Wayfair CEO warns staff to expect 'working long hours' as firm bids to stay profitable
Wayfair's CEO has told employees to expect long hours and to 'blend and balance' their work with...
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Strikes | Thousands of KFC employees set to launch class action for being denied breaks
Thousands of KFC employees are preparing to launch class action against the fast-food chain, claiming...
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Employee experience | Gov spends £590k to gauge staff opinions on WFH & office returns
The government has spent nearly £590,000 on attempting to find out how civil servants feel about working...
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'It's not right' | 3 in 4 young workers miss out on protection from unfair dismissal and redundancy pay
Young employees are most likely to miss out on key employment rights, such as redundancy pay and protection...
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'A travesty' | 1 in 7 HR leaders say men better suited to senior roles than women
This news piece explores a new survey which looks into the discrimination facing young women in UK workplaces,...
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Talent wars | Firms struggling to match rivals' pay and benefits as fight for skilled workers continues
UK employers are struggling to match the pay and benefits being offered by competitors as the war for...
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'Sick with fear' | Claims of sexual misconduct raised by senior female staff at MoD
Sixty women working at the Ministry of Defence have written a letter describing a 'toxic' and hostile...
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'The enemy of progress' | Ex-IBM chief says 'perfectionism' is a bad trait for leaders to have
This news article covers recent comments from IBM's former president and CEO about why leaders striving...
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Ahead of the curve? | PwC gives every employee AI training and a chatbot assistant
PwC has announced plans to give its 75,000 strong workforce training in AI and use of its internal Gen...
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Apprenticeships and more | HR experts weigh in on the key outcomes of the King's Speech
This week, the country saw King Charles' first speech outlining government legislature for the coming...
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Harassment | Boots pharmacist at tribunal claims they couldn't be racist as they 'have black friends'
A Boots pharmacist who was stereotyped as an 'aggressive black man' by a colleague has won a racial...
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A tactic for layoffs? | TikTok encourages bosses to give out lower employee review scores
TikTok has told its managers to purposefully assign lower marks in performance reviews to its staff,...
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Virtual meltdown | Manager in underwear caught in angry outburst after failing to mute Teams call
Edward Fuenmayor, a service center manager at the Department of Veterans Affairs, was caught calling...
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Just do it | Nike increases compulsory office time from 3 to 4 days
Nike is mandating its employees return to the office, saying its workforce now needs to come into the...
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Co-worker conflict | Feuding colleagues cause nearly HALF of all workplace grievances
This article looks at the issues HR faces when it comes to employees who clash in the workplace
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Sober October | A third of staff avoid work socials because of alcohol - is there an alternative?
34% of UK employees avoid work socials because they know alcohol is going to be there, new research from...
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