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'Painful abuse' | Tesla HR accused of punishing staff who complained of 'rampant' racism
HR bosses at Tesla have been accused of ignoring complaints of racism from employees, and instead punishing...
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'Huge implications' | Pimlico Plumbers defeated in landmark court battle over holiday pay rights
A worker has won a landmark legal case at the Court of Appeal regarding whether he should be paid thousands...
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Tesco | Firm embroiled in HR furore as disabled worker wins £45k discrimination payout
An ex-Tesco worker has been awarded a huge pay-out after a tribunal ruled he was the victim of disability...
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'It's not right' | John Lewis refuses to join rivals in cutting sick pay for unjabbed staff
John Lewis has vowed to continue paying all staff full sick-pay for COVID-related absences, regardless...
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WFH hack | Worker admits 'playing games all day' after secretly automating their £66k job
An IT worker earning more than £66,000 per year claims to have built a programme to do their job for...
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Privacy concerns | 78% of employers use monitoring tools to track staff work rates
As hybrid working becomes more commonplace, a growing number of employers are using surveillance tools...
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Transparency pledge | Microsoft orders probe into sexual harassment claims & Bill Gates' conduct
Microsoft has launched a probe into its handling of workplace sexual harassment, including allegations...
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'No jab, no job' | Citigroup gives thousands of unvaccinated staff DAYS to save their jobs
Citigroup has allegedly warned workers that they will be sacked by the end of the month if they fail...
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REVEALED | The shocking pay gap between white, Black & Asian workers
A new report has revealed that a large pay gap exists between ethnic minority employees and their white...
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'A bold move' | IKEA slashes self-isolation sick pay for unvaccinated UK staff
IKEA has cut sick pay for unvaccinated UK staff who are forced to self-isolate following close contact...
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'It hurts people' | Payroll attack on Sainsbury's & Boots leaves thousands worried for Christmas
Hundreds of thousands of UK workers have been affected by an apparent ransomware attack on a widely-used...
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'No way to lead' | 'Callous' boss sacks 900 staff on ZOOM CALL weeks before Christmas
A boss has come under fire after sacking around 900 staff at once during a Zoom call, just weeks before...
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'Don't be evil' | Sacked Google staff say firm's mantra 'obliged them' to protest company actions
Former Google employees, who claim they were sacked for calling out what they felt was company wrongdoing,...
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'Too emotional' | 'Women denied promotions' and shocking gender claims at Sony's PlayStation biz
Consumer electronics giant Sony is facing a lawsuit at its video game brand, alleging incidents of gender...
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'Target on his back' | Worker made redundant accused firm of using furlough illegally
An accountant alleged that he was made redundant after raising concerns about his boss' misuse of the...
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'Work for free' | Employee OUTRAGED as boss secretly changes clock-in times to save cash
A worker has been left outraged after discovering that her boss was secretly changing her clock-in times,...
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Equal Pay Day | Women now working rest of 2021 'for free' - what HR needs to know
Today, November 18, marks the point in the year at which on average, women stop earning money professionally,...
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'Used & betrayed' | Worker sacked without notice after taking time off following miscarriage
An employee was sacked after taking time off work following a pregnancy loss...
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Autumn Budget | What Rishi Sunak's plans mean for the people function
Chancellor Rishi Sunak yesterday took to the podium to announce the Government's Autumn Budget...
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Rishi Sunak | Experts weigh in on Chancellor's Autumn Budget 2021
Today, October 27th, Chancellor Rishi Sunak will be releasing the Government's Autumn 2021...
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