Employment Law
'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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Legal | Worker dismissed for self-isolating wins £7k payout
A shop worker with diabetes was dismissed by the Good Health Store in the Isle of Man after following...
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Just banter? | Apple worker's Covid joke to Chinese colleague was not grounds for sacking, tribunal rules
Banter and explicit language were 'embraced' by staff at the Apple store where the incident occurred,...
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'You'll die soon' | Victim of vile office abuse on a mission to criminalise workplace bullying
Campaigner shares details of harrowing abuse to highlight big HR issue...
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Nearly £1bn lost | Deliveroo value 'PLUMMETS' after worker rights concerns
On Monday it was revealed that Deliveroo's much-anticipated IPO projections would be cut by nearly...
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'Highly damaging' | Damning claims of assault & racism highlight 'deep-rooted' problems at McDonald's
Amid shocking reports of appalling behaviour, some victims say managers ignored their concerns...
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'We don't matter' | Staff sent severance payslips BEFORE firm tells them they've been sacked
A firmed marred in controversy has hit headlines once again after sending staff severance checks before...
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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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£22k payout | YMCA worker felt 'treated like a criminal' for 'serious misuse' of charity's printer
In this piece, we explore the findings of a recent Employment Tribunal, which ruled a charity failed...
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IR35 | Less than 1 in 10 freelancers are prepared for tax rule changes
New research has found that 42% of freelancers have never heard of IR35, while one in three claimed...
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What you need to know | Warning for HR as Freedom Day 'won't remove risk from workplace'
'Freedom Day' has arrived - the day in which almost all remaining restrictions have been lifted...
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'Eat a d***' | HR manager sent penis-shaped chocolate with lewd message to co-worker
A HR manager at a property company has been accused of sending a phallic-shaped chocolate to an employee's...
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Ill-conceived | Telling GPs to sign fewer sick notes would be bad for staff and worse for HR
Gov plans to reduce hours lost to sick leave with an unorthodox approach...
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Scandal | Snapchat employees accused of misusing personal data
The struggling social media platform is facing new controversial accusations about the misuse of user...
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Discrimination | £16m awarded to worker after being forced to work Sundays
'No work on Sunday, because Sunday I honour God,' Marie Jean Pierre told...
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Goldman Sachs | Finance giant to pay £171m to settle gender bias claims
More than 2,800 women accused Goldman Sachs of committing gender bias when it came to pay and promot...
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Legal row | Worker sacked for taking religious holiday off puts spotlight on discrimination laws
A worker who was sacked for taking time off work to observe a religious holiday has won a huge court...
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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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'Cowardly' | Boss sacks worker by email minutes after finishing shift together
A boss allegedly sacked a worker just minutes after saying goodbye to them at the end of their last...
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‘Botched Tory economics’ | New mandatory reporting threshold - which workers will it affect?
The government's change to reporting thresholds is set to impact thousands of businesses around the...
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