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Furlough | Anxiety drives 7 in 10 staff to THIS email habit
The pandemic has caused anxiety for employers and employees alike. New research commissioned by Censuswide...
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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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Dismissal | Employee fired for online shopping wins huge payout
She was questioned over her browsing habits at work…
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Dismissal | 'Typo' leaves 250 out of work with no compensation
Companies House mistakenly recorded Taylor & Sons Ltd as having been wound up...
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'HR scramble' | Savills under pressure after employee's account posts racist Euro 2020 tweet
The HR team will likely be scrambling to make sure that the tweet furore doesn't last longer than it...
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Legal Battle | Employee choked by colleague at Xmas party wins dismissal case
'It seems as though the company apparently did nothing,' says employment partner...
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10,000 jobs axed | Royal Mail's mass redundancy plan will be a huge test of HR's mettle
The redundancy process is tough not just for workers, but for HR teams too...
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ERROR! | Boss demands worker pays back £20k after being overpaid
When an employee's paycheque arrives at the end of the week or month, they will be able to spend this...
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Work from home | Firm ordered to contribute to staff rent payments
This news comes after many companies including Twitter and Facebook have revised homeworking policies...
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Nando's | Worker considered suicide after 'unfair' suspension
A former Nando's employee claimed that she considered taking her own life after she was suspended from...
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HR headache | Workers are taking secret 'hush holidays' - what are they?
According to the ONS, around 44% of workers currently do their jobs remotely. This usually means working...
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'Inconsistent with our values' | Netflix fires three staff after 'criticising co-workers' in work chat
A Netflix Spokesperson told HR Grapevine that "these directors were fired because they made critical...
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'Severe emotional distress' | Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro embroiled in employee court case over worker abuse
This article discusses the controversial court case over actor Robert De Niro's former employee's claims...
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Misconduct | Apple sacks employee after x-rated text fiasco
After being handed a phone to fix this Apple staffer did the unthinkable...
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Ageism | Former employee wins case after boss called him 'old'
The tribunal ruled that Niels Kirk was a victim of ageism and they also upheld his claim for unfair...
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H&M | Firm fined MILLIONS over staff surveillance
Clothing retailer H&M has been fined £32.1million for the illegal surveillance of several hundreds of...
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Facebook | Employee fired after demanding justice for dead colleague
After a colleague took their own life, a Facebook employee took part in a protest demanding justice for...
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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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Sainsbury's | Churchgoer was sacked after refusing to work extra Sunday shifts, tribunal hears
A churchgoer was sacked by Sainsbury's after she refused to work every Sunday morning, a tribunal has...
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Following orders | KPMG worker takes fall for £14m scandal after being told to forge docs
Panel rules that employee should have raised the alarm about the auditing scandal...
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