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BP | Worker sacked after Hitler meme wins £100k payout
A worker based at the BP Kwinana oil refinery in Perth has been reinstated at the company after a tribunal...
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Unemployment | 730,000 UK jobs lost during COVID-19 lockdown
730,000 workers have fallen from company payrolls since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic in...
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Two-thirds | Staff continue working in HUGE numbers despite furlough
A new survey has revealed that two-thirds of UK workers placed on the Government's furlough scheme...
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Furlough | New redundancy pay rules 'go some way to cushion the blow'
The UK Government has introduced a new law to ensure that furloughed staff members receive statutory...
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Zoom | Sexism still 'rife' while women work from home
Research shared by Slater and Gordon has shown a spike in sexist behaviour towards female workers, which...
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‘Retrograde step’ | Staff asked to pay back furlough money
Reports have alleged that theatre workers are being asked to sign contracts requiring them to repay their...
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Harassment | HR accused of failing to support victims
A recently published opinion piece by a professor in Sydney has accused HR of failing to support employees...
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Legal warning | 'Employees could be caught by aggressive rec tactics'
As uncertainty continues to grow in the world of work, competitors may start to capitalise on these fears...
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Back to work | How to reintegrate furloughed staff
From July 1, 2020, 'flexible furloughing' came into play which allowed employers to bring staff back...
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'Furlough fraud' | First arrest sends stark warning to employers
When the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme was announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak earlier this...
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'Modern slavery' | Lawyer responds to damning allegations at Boohoo factory
After an undercover reporter suggested that workers at a Leicester factory, which supplied Boohoo clothes,...
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Royal staff | COVID-19 sparks fears of mass redundancies
Due to the increasing lack of money the Royal Family is bringing in for tourism this year, up to 250...
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REVEALED | Which areas in the UK used furlough most?
New analysis from the accounting firm Moore looked at 632 UK constituencies and highlighted the top 20...
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'Slaves' | Microsoft firm at centre of racist analogy row
A former employee at Microsoft's streaming service Mixer has shared his experiences of racial discrimination...
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'Furlough fraud' | Shocking number of staff asked to break rules in lockdown
New research from Crossland Employment Solicitors has found that 34% of UK employees have been asked...
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FINAL DAY | What HR needs to know about furlough
Gov.uk has said that today (June 10, 2020) is the final day that employers can apply for the Coronavirus...
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Burnout | Worker wins £36k payout due to 'boredom'
A worker at a Paris-based perfume company has been awarded £36,000 after his job was considered too...
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Bon Appétit | Boss resigns after 'brownface' photo emerges
Adam Rapoport, the long-time editor in chief of Bon Appétit magazine, has announced his resignation...
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COVID-19 | Crisis handling could see rise in staff claims, lawyer suggests
With companies such as Uber recently hitting headlines for the way in which it informed staff of job...
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Trump | Employee sacked for 'refusing to work Sundays'
In a lawsuit, a former employee at President Donald Trump's Las Vegas hotel, claims she was fired after...
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