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£61k payout | Manager unfairly dismissed after remotely working from Egypt
Sales boss dismissed following accusations of secretly working from abroad...
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‘Tell-tale signs’ | More workers using AI to help file employment disputes, law firm claims
One law firm suggests AI-generated documents could make employment disputes lengthier and more costly...
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‘Dismissed without pay’ | Inside the HR scandal rocking British Basketball
A group of former British Basketball League (BBL) employees has sued the sport's new competition operator,...
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'Outdated' policy | Parental leave review a 'watershed moment' as experts call for urgent reform
The Government's upcoming review of parental leave must deliver significant change or risk “letting...
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'I wouldn't recruit her' | UK managers admit maternity bias against pregnant workers
A new study exposes UK employers' hidden bias against maternity leave...
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'Awareness is rising' | Sexual harassment helpline calls jump by a third
Calls to Acas about workplace harassment have jumped by more than a third this year...
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'Ping pong' phase | MPs reject Lords' amendments to Employment Rights Bill
MPs have rejected a series of Lords' amendments to the Employment Rights Bill, but an HR expert has...
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Team dynamics | Football rivalries could be lawful reason to reject job candidate, tribunal suggests
Employers could lawfully prefer a candidate based on football allegiance to protect team harmony...
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'Laughed at her' | Sainsbury's manager said worker was 'over emotional' after colleague's threats
Sweary outburst and 'imitation gun' threat not taken seriously by manager, tribunal hears...
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'Open earshot' | Staff who overhear sexual comments can be victims of harassment, tribunal rules
An employee who overheard colleagues joking about oral sex and derogatory remarks about women was subjected...
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'You look Aryan' | Pub boss compared blonde haired, blue eyed manager to 'Nazi ideology'
A pub manager was subjected to repeated remarks linking her appearance to Nazi ideology, including being...
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£14k payout | Employee sacked for online shopping during work wins unfair dismissal case
An accountancy firm has been ordered to pay more than £14,000 after a tribunal found it fabricated evidence...
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'Moment of reckoning' | Damning review reveals widespread bullying & harassment among legal professionals
Calls grow for tougher regulatory approach to stamp out misconduct...
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Angela Rayner resigns | What next for the Employment Rights Bill as Deputy PM quits?
Could the departure of Rayner - the most prominent champion of the new workers' rights bill - spell trouble...
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'Fatherly gesture' | HR advisor's harassment claim over boss's 'hand on shoulder' dismissed
An HR advisor who alleged that her line manager's gestures and comments amounted to sex discrimination...
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Unfair dismissal | AA ordered to pay £24k to autistic worker sacked over 'violent' joke
The AA has been ordered to pay more than £24,000 in compensation after an employment tribunal found...
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Harassment case | Staff placed bets on who would sleep with new saleswoman first, tribunal told
A saleswoman discovered male colleagues had placed a wager on “who would sleep with me first”, describing...
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'Directly connected' | Finance boss with cancer was told his sickness hurt the business, tribunal hears
Finance chief with cancer told he hadn't acknowledged "the impact his sickness had"...
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'Just banter' | EasyJet cabin manager sacked for in-flight comments loses unfair dismissal claim
An EasyJet cabin manager who told a colleague “I'm just staring at your ass” during a flight has...
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'Juvenile' | Worker unfairly dismissed after making 'Michael Jackson noises'
Tribunal rules behaviour was 'juvenile' but not a sackable offence...
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