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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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HR processes | Disciplinary delays draining employer time and resources
This piece explores issues surrounding disciplinary processes in the workplace, and some of the lengthy...
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'Excessively intrusive' | Amazon fined £27m by data watchdog over employee surveillance
This article explores the issue of employee monitoring in the workplace, following a huge fine for Amazon...
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Remote Row | Employment judge rejects senior FCA manager's bid to WFH
Remote working is back in the spotlight after the ruling of an Employment Tribunal Appeal, stating that...
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'I was ousted' | Director sacked after rejecting boss's advances wins £100k payout
This article explores the findings of a recent employment tribunal appeal involving claims of sexual...
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'Landmark victory' | Social worker wins discrimination case over online gender debate
A social worker who faced suspension over her expression of gender critical views on social media has...
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£490k payout | Bank manager was unfairly sacked after using the N-word during racism training session
A bank manager who was sacked after using the N-word during an anti-racism seminar has won a £490,000...
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Legal battle | SpaceX fights back after being accused of firing staff who criticised Elon Musk
SpaceX has launched legal action in response to claims that it sacked employees who criticised their...
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Holiday pay & sick leave | Subcontractor takes on furniture firm in battle for key work benefits
This article looks at a legal campaign aimed at securing workplace benefits such as paid holidays and...
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