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‘Right to disconnect’ | Should it be illegal to contact staff out of work hours?
A trade union in the UK is calling on the Government to introduce a 'right to disconnect' for staff...
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‘Robust policies’ | Boss' 'sexual harassment' shines light on workplace protections
A waitress who works in a Spanish bar has been placed under arrest by police after it emerged she had...
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Worker rights furore | Post Office employment tribunal could shake up gig economy for millions
This week the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed (IPSE) revealed that around...
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EU migration | Brexit-backing Wetherspoons boss denies claims he faces staff shortages
Tim Martin, the pro-Brexit boss of pub chain JD Wetherspoon, has urged the Government to boost EU immigration...
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IR35 'witch hunt' | Champions League presenter Gary Lineker chased over £5m tax bill
Champions League presenter Gary Lineker is being pursued by HMRC in what has been dubbed a “witch hunt”...
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Absenteeism | Employee accused of missing work for 15 years, costing £400k
The worker was reportedly paid £464,000 (€538,000) in total over the years he was believed not to...
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Cabbages & corporate cards | Staff reveal the quickest ways co-workers have been fired
In a Reddit thread, user Bartertownbeer, asked the question other forum users:'What is the fastest you...
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British Gas | Firm made £80m & took furlough cash - then changed staff working conditions
Last week, British Gas hit headlines after it was reported that hundreds of engineers had lost their...
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'HR didn't stop' | Google at centre of pregnancy discrimination legal case
Last year, Chelsey Glasson sued her former employer Google alleging that she had been discriminated against...
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'Don't fear' | 'Historic' moment as IR35 changes today
With fears over how the rules will change one expert has told businesses not to fear...
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'Glitter bomb' | 3 April Fool's Day pranks that remote staff could play on co-workers
Today marks April Fool's Day, an annual day that sees people play practical jokes and hoaxes on one...
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Nearly £1bn lost | Deliveroo value 'PLUMMETS' after worker rights concerns
On Monday it was revealed that Deliveroo's much-anticipated IPO projections would be cut by nearly...
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Uber | Firm to give UK drivers holiday pay, minimum wage & pension
'Uber drivers will receive an earnings guarantee, holiday pay and a pension, and will retain the flexibility...
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Tomahawk Steakhouse | Furloughed staff 'asked to loan firm 10%'
A union has claimed that a restaurant chain has asked furloughed staff members to loan the organisation...
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Boris Johnson | Experts respond to PM's roadmap
Following Prime Minister Boris Johnson's announcement, several experts in the field have shed light on...
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Supreme Court ruling | Uber drivers must be classified as workers
Following the UK's Supreme Court's ruling, legal experts have suggested that this could set the…...
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Drinking & cigarettes | Zoom standards 'slipping' during lockdown
A recent WIRED article detailed that during a company Zoom call...
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Working parents | Claims that pandemic redundancies are unfair
New data from employment law specialists Slater and Gordon has found that one in six workers who were...
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ONS data | Unemployment in UK hits four-year high
According to the latest data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), unemployment throughout...
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Covid-19 | What HR needs to know about vaccine refusals
While the Government has confirmed that the vaccine will not be mandatory, employees may be forced to...
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