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Legal battle | SpaceX fights back after being accused of firing staff who criticised Elon Musk
SpaceX has launched legal action in response to claims that it sacked employees who criticised their...
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Holiday pay & sick leave | Subcontractor takes on furniture firm in battle for key work benefits
This article looks at a legal campaign aimed at securing workplace benefits such as paid holidays and...
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£32m scandal | Ex-BP chief pays heavy price for failing to disclose workplace relationships
The former CEO of BP has paid a heavy price - £32 million in fact - for failing to tell the board about...
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Race row | Rastafarian soldier refused entry to barracks by guard who didn't believe he was in the Army
A Rastafarian soldier has beaten the Ministry of Defence at a tribunal after a guard at his barracks...
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'Targeted campaign of terror' | Employee strapped to crane at work party sues boss
An employee at a window manufacturing firm has sued his former manager for $60,000 (£31,447) after being...
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'Clearly banter' | HR worker sues employer for asking him who 'would be in his threesome'
A HR practitioner at an unnamed firm is suing their company for sexual harassment after his manager asked...
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'Andy or Mandie' | Trans worker loses discrimination case over pronouns confusion
This article talks about protected worker rights within the workplace.
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Gender discrimination | Strictly star claims boss tried to force her resignation due to age
Television veteran claims she was told to step down at 50 for being 'too old' and make way for younger...
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Tribunal | Biotech firm director sacked after colleague smells cannabis in company car
A director at a Bristol-based biotech company has been sacked after a colleague could smell cannabis...
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Mass redundancies | Spotify axes 1500 jobs in third wave of cuts this year
Music streaming giant Spotify is laying off around 1,500 employees, or 17% of its workforce, to bring...
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Invasion of privacy | Employer justifies reading worker's personal emails because he'd used a work laptop
A mining industry worker has sued their former employer for reading through his personal emails and iCloud...
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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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Carnival UK | Cruise firm withdraws 'fire & rehire' threat facing 900+ staff
Fire and rehire proposals have been withdrawn by a major cruise company after discussions with union...
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400+ complaints | McDonald's facing up to two sex harassment claims per week
This news article explores reports from McDonald's UK about rampant problems with harassment among colleagues,...
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Privacy breach | Firm reprimanded for secretly tracking employee's car
This article looks at a recent data privacy concern arising from a firm's decision to track one of their...
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SpaceX probe | Elon Musk's mission to Mars leaves hundreds of staff with major injuries
This news piece explores reported health and safety violations at SpaceX as the company pushes ahead...
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Pizza Hut | Staff were sacked after reporting sexual harassment from bosses, tribunal rules
This article explores a recent case of sexual harassment at Pizza Hut UK's stores, and delves into tips...
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Tech tragedy | Worker crushed to death by faulty robot arm was 'mistaken for vegetables'
This article talks about health and safety at work, and the legal duty of care that employers have over...
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Sainsbury's | Churchgoer was sacked after refusing to work extra Sunday shifts, tribunal hears
A churchgoer was sacked by Sainsbury's after she refused to work every Sunday morning, a tribunal has...
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City of London Corp | D&I director sues firm for race discrimination against herself and almost 200 employees
This article talks about race discrimination within the workplace, and diversity and inclusion.
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