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Sexist comments | Calling women 'birds' & boasting about sex at work was harassment, tribunal rules
Male staff calling women 'birds' and boasting of sexual conquests has resulted in a £51,000 sexual harassment...
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Productivity plea | Tesco CEO: Don't hurt our growth with workers' rights bill
Tesco boss Ken Murphy reminded the Government to ensure the bill “has the intended consequence of stimulating...
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'Extremely serious' | Solicitor struck off after blackmailing colleague
A solicitor has been struck off after being convicted of blackmailing a fellow director. How should HR...
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Free speech row | Court hears appeal of teacher sacked over LGBTQ+ social media posts
This article explores an ongoing legal case surrounding religious beliefs and freedom of expression in...
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'Damaging uncertainty' | Employment law reforms, L&D & pay among top business concerns
New research from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) sheds light on the current leading employment...
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'Difficult times' | Business leaders reveal hiring habits during economic instability
This news article looks at research into how UK business leaders are responding to economic uncertainty,...
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£22k payout | YMCA worker felt 'treated like a criminal' for 'serious misuse' of charity's printer
In this piece, we explore the findings of a recent Employment Tribunal, which ruled a charity failed...
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'Landmark decision' | Tesco loses Supreme Court legal battle over 'fire & rehire' of staff
The Supreme Court says Tesco was wrong to terminate employee contracts and offer to re-employ them on...
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Workers rights | 12,500 Bolt drivers fight to gain 'employee' status as huge tribunal begins
This article covers the start of a major employment tribunal case, which will determine whether people...
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'Deeply upsetting' | Duo overlooked for promotion win race case against housing association
This article explores an employment tribunal ruling which found two employees were overlooked for promotion...
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'Making history' | Asda staff take retailer to court in landmark equal pay case
Differing pay grades between supermarket & warehouse staff have led to an historic tribunal...
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'Empowering talent' | Equality watchdog reminds employers of their legal duties to disabled staff
This article covers news of updated guidance for employers on the legal responsibilities to support disabled...
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HR policies 'lagging' | Surge in workplace disability discrimination claims due to mental health epidemic
This article explores an analysis of Acas data, which shows a rising number of workplace disability discrimination...
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'Genuine interest' | Staff asking black worker about her name, hair & food wasn't racist, tribunal rules
This news article explores a recent employment tribunal into claims of race discrimination, based on...
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Pensions & PTO | Almost half of employers disguise statutory rights as workplace benefits
This article explores the ways some employers are presenting legal employee rights as workplace benefits,...
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‘I heard it on Corrie’ | First Bus worker calling female boss 'bint' was discriminatory, tribunal rules
An unfair dismissal tribunal has ruled that a former First Bus employee discriminated against his manager...
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‘Harassed & degraded’ | Employee with MS sues TikTok alleging disability discrimination & a toxic work environment
TikTok, owned by ByteDance Ltd., has been hit by a lawsuit from a UK-based employee with multiple sclerosis...
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HR failure? | Report reveals 'shockingly high' 52% of LGBT+ employees have been bullied or harassed at work
Research published by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has found over half of LGBT+ workers have suffered...
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P Diddy lawsuit | Music producer accuses rapper of sexual assault whilst working with him
The rapper Sean Combs, better known as his stage name 'P Diddy', is challenging allegations from...
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Sexual harassment | Lawyer pestered newly promoted female colleague for sex during work trip
This news article explores a recent ruling on sexual harassment from a senior lawyer towards a female...
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