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'Help at the push of a button' | Spat at and pushed down stairs - Openreach rolls out new app to help protect employees
27,000 people will have access to new safety tool after surge in abuse and assault incidents…
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‘Bogus’ | Urban Outfitters & Dreams questioned over use of gig app to secure 'self-employed' staff
The TUC claimed that bosses could be using the app to 'exploit gaps in the law' and 'deny workers...
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'Cost & legal risk' | Short-term sickness already employers' biggest challenge ahead of major sick pay reforms
Short-term, frequent absences are employers' biggest sickness-related challenge which could be exacerbated...
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'Monitored by AI all day' | Ex-TikTok staff accuse social media firm of bullying, harassment & 'union busting'
Ex-TikTok moderators are mounting a legal claim accusing the company of bullying, harassment and union...
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'I'm going to jail' | Fraudster stole £550k from employer by inventing fake workers & pocketing the wages
A manager has admitted siphoning more than half a million pounds from the business by creating “ghost”...
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Social gatherings | How a decision not to invite an employee to a work Christmas party ends lead to a tribunal
A tribunal has dismissed a disability discrimination claim brought by an ecologist who was not invited...
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'Only speak English' | Worker banned from speaking native language on personal call wins race claim
A nuclear worker has won a race discrimination claim after being told he could not speak Swahili during...
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'Wake-up call' | Millions of workers left in the dark as historic employment reforms approach
The UK is on the brink of the most significant transformation of workplace rights in decades, millions...
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Workplace adjustments | Neurodiverse worker awarded £12k after 'outside the box' remark found to be disability harassment
A tribunal has found that a manager's response to a neurodiverse worker's request for adjustments...
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'It was tolerated' | BBC failed to act on homophobic abuse in the workplace, probe finds
The BBC has apologised to a former radio presenter after an internal probe found it failed to act on...
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'Our voices matter' | Tribunal backs cleaners' race discrimination appeal over delayed pay at Great Ormond Street Hospital
An employment judge has ruled that cleaners at Great Ormond Street Hospital were unlawfully kept on inferior...
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'Banter' claims rebuffed | Security officer subjected to sexist 'mummy' jibes & 'humiliating' harassment at hospital site, tribunal finds
A security officer has been awarded nearly £69,000 after an employment tribunal found she was subjected...
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'False remarks' | Colleague mocked lecturer's disabilities and fabricated racism allegation, tribunal told
A college psychology lecturer has secured a £177,000 tribunal award after an employment tribunal found...
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'Closed mind' | The flawed probe into a black nurse accused of sleeping at work that interviewed only white staff
A disciplinary probe into allegations that a black nurse had slept on night shifts was fundamentally...
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‘Sham case’ | Letby trust CEO awarded £1.4m payout after unfair dismissal tribunal
The BMA hailed Dr Susan Gilby's bravery, but called for a 'radical change' in how whistleblowers...
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Single-sex spaces | NHS trust discriminated against nurses over transgender changing room policy, tribunal rules
A dramatic ruling on single-sex spaces, but one unlikely to provide any guidance or clarity for other...
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'Calling for certainty' | Landmark whistleblowing case heads to Supreme Court in bid to end years of legal confusion
HR teams are watching closely as a whistleblowing case reaches the Supreme Court, promising long-awaited...
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Compliance | What does the government's digital ID U-turn mean for HR and right to work checks?
The UK government has dropped its controversial plan to make digital identity cards compulsory proof...
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'Slip of the tongue' | Worker wins disability discrimination claim after unintentionally misgendering colleague
A university turned to its inclusion handbook after an employee was misgendered. It ended with them losing...
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Reputation risk | Council worker's racist video rant is a lesson for all HR leaders on social media policies
Social media has made it easier than ever for off-the-cuff comments to become a serious workplace issue....
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