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£28k payout | HR worker was ordered to clean toilets after returning from maternity leave
A mother was left 'degraded and humiliated' after being subjected to a 'discriminatory regime' upon her...
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'Asked HR to help' | Amazon worker's miscarriage puts focus on workplace pregnancy policies
An Amazon worker's miscarriage has reignited the conversation about workplace pregnancy policies.
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Social distancing | How HR should react to COVID-19 rule-breaking staff
As more and more employees return to central workspaces, it is crucial that health and safety guidelines...
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'Glitter bomb' | 3 April Fool's Day pranks that remote staff could play on co-workers
Today marks April Fool's Day, an annual day that sees people play practical jokes and hoaxes on one...
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Free speech row | Firm taken to tribunal after pulling job offer over candidate's LGBT+ social media posts
A candidate's 'dream job' offer was allegedly withdrawn after the company found his comments on LGBT+...
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‘Reserved for execs’ | Boots at centre of ANOTHER coronavirus head office row
Boots is at the centre of another coronavirus office scandal - this time centering on staff being stopped...
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'Savage as it gets' | Missguided's redundancy process sparks anger - how can HR get it right?
Fashion retailer Missguided has attracted controversy over the way it announced a string of redundancies,...
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Case thrown out | Mum sacked after taking 28 months maternity leave loses unfair dismissal tribunal claim
This article looks at a recent employment tribunal case involving a working mum who alleged her employer...
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'Woke thing' | Ex-BBC presenter suggests he was dismissed for being '65, white and male'
Veteran sports pundit suggests his age, gender and race were key...
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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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'That's my girl' | Apple worker who took secret pics of female colleague was unfairly sacked
Despite the shocking actions, an employment tribunal ruled that the tech giant did not follow correct...
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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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Tribunal win | Worker sacked after 5 days' sick leave following near-fatal allergic reaction
This article looks at the result of a recent employment tribunal dealing with claims of disability...
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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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'Daily' slurs | Tesla HR boss HITS BACK online after firm's £100m racial abuse payout
Tesla must pay £100m for failing to stop a black former worker from being racially abused, the...
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'Humiliating' | Boss not saying 'hello' to employee contributed to employment law breach, tribunal rules
A tribunal ruling has indicated that bosses who deliberately do not say 'hello' to their employees...
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Rude awakening | Midnight text tells staff they're fired - a new low for mismanaged lay-offs?
Couldn't bosses wait just a few more hours?
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Jacob Rees-Mogg | HR experts explore legal risks behind MP's 'cowardly' notes to WFH staff
HR experts have weighed in on the controversy surrounding Jacob Rees-Mogg's attempts to get staff back...
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£100k risk | COVID-positive employee goes surfing - dobbed in by colleagues
A woman in Spain who tested positive with the virus was arrested earlier this week for surfing when she...
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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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