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Workers' rights | Business Secretary confirms post-Brexit review
When speaking to the business, energy and industrial strategy committee yesterday, Kwasi Kwarteng shared...
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‘Highly controversial’ | 'Changes to 48-hour week' could give HR more work
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is reportedly thinking about a post-Brexit overhaul of labour laws -...
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Legal | Tribunal claims up by 27% in last year
The volume of employment tribunals within the UK has increased massively within the last year...
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School closures | Call for firms to offer furlough to working parents
The TUC is calling on employers to consider offering furlough to all parents who may be affected by “this...
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Rishi Sunak | Chancellor extends furlough scheme by extra month
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, has extended the furlough scheme for one month until the end...
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Lockdown wellbeing | How HR can support menopause
New research has found that women are experiencing increased anxiety and sleeplessness as they go through...
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Holiday season | COVID-19 restrictions will hit Xmas leave
A legal expert spoke to HR Grapevine, revealing that instances have started to rise where employers have...
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Legal | Is unused holiday a 'ticking time bomb' for employers?
According to Nick Hine of employment law specialist Hine Legal, accrued holiday entitlement is fast becoming...
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Tribunals | Claimants to wait 14 months for court hearings
Research shared by employment law firm GQ|Littler has revealed that discrimination cases are taking up...
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Ruth Langsford | TV host recalls workplace sexism in early career
Speaking on a recent podcast, TV host Ruth Langsford opened up about her career and recalled an incident...
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BBC | Firm caught up in employee LGBT+ storm
Claims from an employee at the BBC have suggested that staff looking to attend Pride events may be...
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Bills crisis | Employees 'sacrifice savings' as WFH costs soar
When the coronavirus pandemic hit earlier this year, many employees were moved to homeworking arrangements...
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‘Reserved for execs’ | Boots at centre of ANOTHER coronavirus head office row
Boots is at the centre of another coronavirus office scandal - this time centering on staff being stopped...
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Post-furlough redundancies | 'It is important that workers know their rights'
With the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme set to close at the end of the month, an Employment Specialist...
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ERROR! | Boss demands worker pays back £20k after being overpaid
When an employee's paycheque arrives at the end of the week or month, they will be able to spend this...
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Lockdown | Employment tribunals increased by 18% in this period
The Government has announced that the number of employment tribunals involving individuals increased...
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H&M | Firm fined MILLIONS over staff surveillance
Clothing retailer H&M has been fined £32.1million for the illegal surveillance of several hundreds of...
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Health & safety | Workplace has 'no masks or social distancing'
An employee has taken to Mumsnet claiming that their workplace doesn't have any social distancing measures...
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‘Covid bubble’ | Queen faces backlash in Xmas worker row
It's reported that 20 staff members have been asked to remain at the Sandringham estate to support...
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Legal | Worker dismissed for self-isolating wins £7k payout
A shop worker with diabetes was dismissed by the Good Health Store in the Isle of Man after following...
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