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'Quite sophisticated' | Met Police employee forged sick notes to take 200 days off, court hears
An ex-Metropolitan Police employee has admitted using forged medical documents to secure nearly two years...
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Trust gaps | Anonymous whistleblowing rises as digital reporting reshapes speak-up culture
The landscape of workplace integrity is shifting rapidly as digital whistleblowing hits an all-time high,...
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Paper cutbacks | The Observer offers voluntary redundancy to all staff amid digital pivot
The Observer newspaper has offered voluntary redundancy to its entire workforce as the title undergoes...
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'Surge in demand' | The race for HR talent is heating up as Employment Rights Act looms
New data reveals a sharp rise in employment across HR and accounting roles as small businesses prepare...
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'Sensible' | Government 'pauses' plans for race & disability pay gap lawsuits
Ministers reportedly delay reforms that would have allowed workers to challenge unequal pay linked to...
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'Not an influence' | Google employee loses tribunal after alleging retaliation for reporting sexual comments
A Google employee who reported inappropriate sexual comments made to a female client has lost her tribunal...
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'Degraded & humiliated' | Race harassment victory for Irish employee over 'potato' & 'stupid Paddy' comments
Tribunal finds employee was harassed by boss who repeatedly used derogatory terms based on her Irish...
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'Serious concerns' | London Underground drivers set to strike over four-day week plans
The RMT union says the Underground has refused to negotiate amid 'serious concerns' about fatigue, safety...
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'Major gap' | 6 weeks' paternity leave for working dads could create £3bn in benefits to UK
Institute for Policy Research Policy Brief highlights economic and wellbeing benefits of extending provision...
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Neurodiversity | Police worker's sacking over sexualised jokes ruled unfair due to ADHD link
An employment tribunal was critical of the police force's handling of complaints about sexualised messages...
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Equality | Motherhood still carries a career penalty, despite perceptions of progress
A new report finds men see the parenthood penalty as gender-neutral - despite 69% of women saying mothers...
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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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