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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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'Time to take action' | Firms risk being sued over lack of menopause support for staff, watchdog warns
Employers could face disability & gender discrimination claims if they fail to make reasonable adjustments...
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'Taking client property' | Cleaner sacked after eating leftover sandwich takes law firm to court
A cleaner is suing a City law firm for indirect race discrimination after being sacked for eating a sandwich...
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Vigilantism | Boss jailed after using shotgun to threaten employee he accused of theft
A former company boss has been jailed for assaulting a member of staff with a pistol and shotgun, after...
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'Completely let down' | Barclays VP denied promotion due to race & gender, tribunal claims
A Barclays vice president is suing the bank for £230,000, alleging she was passed over for promotion...
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Age & gender row | TikTok chief says female staff 'should remain quiet and humble', sacked exec alleges
A former TikTok marketing exec alleges she was sacked after complaining about sex and age discrimina...
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'Scared to go to work' | RAF servicewoman 'hid in toilets' to avoid sexual harassment
A former RAF servicewoman says she was was left battling panic attacks and fearing for her safety due...
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Sacked for 'being boring' | £426k payout for worker who refused to take part in team events
An employee has been awarded nearly half a million Euros following a legal victory previously dubbed...
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F1 probe | Red Bull boss Christian Horner to face hearing amid claims of 'inappropriate behaviour'
Red Bull are investigating a complaint against their Formula One team boss Christian Horner, with reports...
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Wellbeing | AstraZeneca wrongly sacked Dr whose mental health impacted behaviour to staff
An employment judge says AZ should have identified the role that mental health was playing in the conduct...
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'Kung Fu him' | £30k payout for Asda worker 'kicked in backside' by female colleague
A male employee “humiliated” by a female colleague told a tribunal his situation would've been handled...
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'Another hurdle' | Concern as Gov mulls plans to reintroduce employment tribunal fees
The government announced this week that it has opened a consultation on re-introducing fees in the employment...
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'Widespread prevalence' | Watchdog backs limits on ‘non-compete’ clauses that affect third of UK staff
Almost a third of UK employees are subject to 'non-compete' clauses that make it harder to switch...
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PTO palaver | Worker sacked after spotting boss on 'unauthorised' holiday... then wins £10k at tribunal
A salesman sacked after running into a company director during an unauthorised holiday was unfairly...
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