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Gallery guerrilla | Art exhibition worker sacked after showcasing own painting alongside famous artists
An employee at an art gallery in Germany has been sacked for hanging up their own artwork alongside the...
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'S*** stirrer' | Manager 'bullied & intimidated' whistleblower worker who raised safety concerns
A bully care home manager who called an employee a 's*** stirrer' after raising safeguarding concerns...
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Flexibility row | Refusing worker's request for Saturdays off was not sex discrimination, tribunal rules
An employee denied Saturdays off to look after her child wasn't the victim of discrimination, a tribunal...
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Avoiding discrimination | Watchdog issues new guidance on pregnancy & maternity rights
Employers have been issued new guidance on their responsibilities to employees who are pregnant and/or...
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'Dismissive & belittling' | Pregnant worker branded 'emotional & hormonal' after raising workload concerns
A pregnant employee was labelled “very emotional and tearful” by her boss after raising wellbeing...
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Flexible Working Bill | Over half of UK workers ready to take advantage of new flexibility laws
More than half of UK employees are planning to make a flexible working request when new rules come into...
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'Not a simple matter' | Ex-Barclays D&I chief defends decision not to probe racism claim
A Barclays VP's allegation of being overlooked for promotion based on race & gender was not investigated...
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Fraudster jailed | Farmfoods worker forged exec signatures to pay himself £275k from company accounts
A Farmfoods employee has been jailed after conning his employers out of £275,000 by forging directors'...
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'Worrying extent' | Illegal workplace behaviour 'rife but underreported' due to poor whistleblowing procedures
New research finds workplace misconduct is rife but underreported, as employees don't trust their organisation...
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£4.87 an hour | Loophole sees P&O Ferries staff paid less than half of UK minimum wage
A legal loophole which was due to be axed two years ago is still being used to pay shipping staff low...
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'Treated like a drama queen' | £4.6m payout for council worker sacked during Grenfell Tower PTSD battle
A council worker sacked while on sick leave following a PTSD incident has been awarded £4.6million...
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Lawsuit | Google manager told issues she faced were due to 'everything going on with George Floyd'
A former Google manager has filed a lawsuit against the tech company claiming she was passed over for...
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Live Blog | HR & employment experts react to the Chancellor's Spring Budget 2024
Follow HR Grapevine's live updates on the key takeaways for people leaders following the Chancellor's...
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'Hijacked the system' | Payroll assistant swindled employer out of £85k with fake expense claims
A payroll assistant conned her employer out of nearly £85,000 by making false expenses payments to...
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Fraud probe | Employee dodges prison after claiming £10,000 in sick pay while working second job
Workplace fraud is in the spotlight after a worker claimed £10k in sick pay while secretly having another...
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Horizon probe | Post Office CEO under HR investigation, ex-chairman reveals
The Post Office's CEO is the subject of an 80-page HR probe, the company's ex-chair claimed during...
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Fraud | BP worker's husband guilty of insider trading after overhearing remote work calls
The husband of a BP employee has pleaded guilty to illegal insider trading after overhearing his wife...
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Privacy concerns | Major leisure firm ordered to stop using facial recognition tech to track staff attendance
The UK's data watchdog has ordered a major leisure firm to end facial recognition and fingerprint sc...
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CIPD warning | Nearly 1 in 5 major firms not carrying out pay gap reporting despite legal obligation
Nearly one fifth of large employers don't carry out gender pay gap reporting, despite legal requirement...
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'Encouraging bad employers' | Tribunal fees a 'green light' for bad bosses to exploit staff, campaigners warn
This article explores mass calls from lawyers and campaigners to stop the reintroduction of employment...
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