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'Don't die for them' | Activision Blizzard staff stage walkout after firm drops vaccine mandate
Staff at a scandal-ridden video game maker are set to stage a walkout this week over health and safety...
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Tribunal win | B&B boss tells female worker to change bed sheets as 'it's a woman's job'
An employee at a bed & breakfast in the Lake District has won a sex discrimination case after she was...
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'Quite alarming' | Worker pursued ex-colleague with love songs & poems
This article explores how HR leaders can approach sexual harassment and inappropriate behaviour in the...
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Gender pay | BBC's sky-high salaries reveal SHOCKING discrepancies
The broadcaster has come under fire for its lack of equal pay following the announcements of its top...
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NatWest | Banker sacked days after cancer op awarded £90k
A former banker was let go two days after undergoing surgery, in a dismissal process 'tainted with d...
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Legal | Give tribunals £100k damages power, top lawyers suggest
Law Commissioner Nicholas Paines QC said that employment tribunals play an important role in safeguarding...
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No switching off | CEO says he once hiked a worker's pay so he could call him at 1AM
This piece explores growing calls for UK laws which would give employees legal protection against employers...
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'How to lose employees' | Punctuality is key, but is this punishment for late staff a step too far?
Punctuality should always be expected of employees, but one boss's extreme approach to punishing late...
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HR policies 'lagging' | Surge in workplace disability discrimination claims due to mental health epidemic
This article explores an analysis of Acas data, which shows a rising number of workplace disability discrimination...
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Costa | Backlash over 'unfair' £200 deduction for workplace training
Current and former Costa workers have claimed that they had fees of £200 taken from their pay…
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One too many? | Firms urged to cut down on booze at staff parties
Recent headlines have been filled with allegations of inappropriate behaviour and criminal acts at booze-fuelled...
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Coronavirus | Worker claims she was fired for wearing a face mask to work
A Sydney-based employee claimed that her boss dismissed her for opting to safeguard herself by wearing...
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Qantas | Airline illegally fired 1,700 employees during pandemic
Qantas Airways' time in the spotlight continues, with a court ruling that the airline was wrong to sack...
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Staff mistreatment | Bullying & withheld pay claims lead to calls for crackdown on bad bosses
Calls are growing for the UK Government to fast-track plans for an employment rights watchdog to crackdown...
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‘We won’t be bullied’ | Legal row halts Royal Mail strike - and distracts us from the real issue
Union leaders claim firm's legal wrangling is an effort to demoralise staff who are picketing over p...
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'Humiliating & degrading' | Bully boss invited female employee on holiday amid barrage of sexual & abusive texts
A bombardment of text messages and constant berating left a worker feeling suicidal, a tribunal hear...
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'Toxic leader' | Met Police's HR chief under fire amid fallout from scathing force review
The Metropolitan Police's HR chief has come under fire as the fallout from the controversial Casey...
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£26k payout | Solicitor made redundant after telling bosses she was pregnant
A solicitor who was made redundant just weeks after telling her boss she was pregnant has won more than...
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Furlough | New redundancy pay rules 'go some way to cushion the blow'
The UK Government has introduced a new law to ensure that furloughed staff members receive statutory...
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Furlough | Sports Direct & House of Fraser 'pressure' staff to work
Retail chains Sports Direct and House of Fraser have hit headlines after managers at the stores alleged...
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