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'Thrive at work' | Government launches landmark gender pay gap & workplace menopause action plans
Large employers are being encouraged to publish action plans outlining how they will tackle gender pay...
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'Staff were in bits' | Axed BrewDog employees learn their fate on 15-minute Teams call as 484 jobs lost
An employment lawyer has warned BrewDog's mass redundancies could raise collective consultation risks...
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Live Updates | Chancellor delivers Spring Forecast - HR experts react
HR Grapevine will be bringing you live updates & HR expert reactions to the 2026 Spring Forecast. Will...
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Sexism | Two thirds of female employees report being patronised by male colleagues
A study on the workplace equality gap suggests significant workplace challenges still remain...
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'Dragon p*rn' | Employee unfairly dismissed after boss read WhatsApp messages about 'steamy' audiobook
A worker was constructively unfairly dismissed after her employer accessed her private WhatsApp messages,...
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'Great repeal' | Reform UK vows to scrap Employment Rights Act if elected
The party says the "well-intended" workers' rights overhaul was "destroying jobs"...
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‘Unprecedented’ | 'Landmark case' for tribunals as employee jailed after fabricating harassment claims
A former Commerzbank analyst has been jailed for contempt of court after fabricating serious allegations...
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Remote red tape | Government eyes legal shift to make flexible working the default in UK workplaces
New Government proposals could make it harder for employers to refuse requests for remote or...
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'Fanciful' | Claims that police staff were 'members of the KKK' rejected by tribunal
An employment tribunal has rejected a police staff worker's claims that colleagues may have been linked...
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Escalation | Managers ill-equipped & lacking confidence to handle complex HR cases
Managers' inabilities to lead on people matters is fuelling an escalation of workplace issues, a new...
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New era | First wave of Employment Rights Act reforms take effect
The first round of measures under the Employment Rights Act has come into force, marking the start of...
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'We've listened' | Lloyds chief admits staff data row 'created concern' during pay talks
The chief executive of Lloyds Banking Group has admitted that the lender's use of employee bank account...
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ONS latest | Youth unemployment hits five-year high as wider labour market weakens
Young people are bearing the brunt of a cooling labour market, as employers grow increasingly cautious...
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'Turning point' | UK's largest tribunals centre set to open in bid to tackle backlog of cases
New hub aims to tackle the growing tribunal backlog, but employment lawyers say the number of trained...
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'Widespread ageism' | Job applicants 55 & over are less desirable hires for employers, study suggests
Job applicants cease to be seen as a desirable hire by employers when they reach their mid-50s, according...
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Tribunal | Lloyds' disciplinary action over employees' anti-Israel posts was 'heavy handed' - but not discrimination
Judges ruled that two employees should have received guidance rather than disciplinary action after posting...
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'Closed-mind' | BT duo accused of 'inciting violence' against colleague in Teams chat were wrongly sacked
A tribunal has criticised a 'fundamentally flawed' HR probe led by BT which accused two call centre workers...
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'Not balanced' | Prison officers sacked after 'fundamentally flawed' HR probe into assault claims
Three HMP Edinburgh officers were unfairly dismissed after a prisoner alleged assault. The tribunal criticised...
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'Exacerbating the issue' | HR is making UK's sick-leave crisis worse, says 'Keep Britain Working' author
Sir Charlie Mayfield suggested HR teams are avoiding difficult conversations about sickness, warning...
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Employment Rights Act | 'Fire & rehire' protections delayed until 2027 - breathing space for HR or greater legal risk later?
The Government has delayed the introduction of new protections against “fire and rehire”, pushing...
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