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ESG | Employers urged to make 'responsible' pensions the default option for staff
More than two-thirds of employers in the UK now offer a responsibly invested company pension, but less...
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‘Financial resilience’ | Royal London offers staff home heating perk to tackle energy bill costs
Kirsten Paterson, Reward Partner at Royal London, says the policy will help employees save money and...
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Industry News | Zellis Group outlines commitment to ESG and sustainability in first 'Impact Report'
Zellis Group has published an inaugural, group-wide Impact Report affirming its approach to ESG and...
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Abuse scandal | Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby resigns as ministers employed by CofE demand 'complete culture change'
Father Thompson said the lack of accountability to which bishops and senior staff are held is an “enormous...
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Government pilot scheme | Watches of Switzerland joins test to aid ESG with AI
Watches of Switzerland Group has said it will take part in a UK government-funded pilot scheme which...
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ESG & CSR concerns | Too few leaders factor sustainability into business decisions, HR professionals say
Around 43% of business leaders still do not factor sustainability into their business decisions, according...
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Ditching diversity | ASOS drops DEI bonus targets - execs told to focus on profit instead
The online fashion and cosmetics retailer, ASOS, has come under scrutiny after scrapping diversity targets...
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'Deeply concerned' | Shell employees pen open letter to CEO amid green funding concerns
Shell employees have written to their CEO amid concerns that he will cut back on the company's renewable...
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'Very sensible' | BBC shakes up social media rules for top presenters after Gary Lineker row
This article explores new guidelines published by the BBC about the use of social media by its high profile...
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No more greenwashing? | New rules proposed in crackdown on corporate climate claims
The UK is exploring adopting new regulations to curb corporate greenwashing...
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'We should learn from him' | Deloitte worker praised Hitler's 'charismatic qualities' in bizarre LinkedIn post
A surreal social media post encouraged professionals to take inspiration from the Nazi dictator...
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ESG expectations | 'Conscious quitting' is something HR should pay close attention to
HR's latest catch phrase sheds light on an important workplace issue...
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Employee activism | Elon Musk's Twitter takeover sparks fears of disgruntled staff 'going rogue'
Twitter is reportedly blocking any changes or updates to the platform amid fears that some staff, left...
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'Shouldn't get involved' | Ex-McDonald's CEO wages war on firms with 'woke' HR policies
The former CEO of McDonald's has launched a campaign to combat what he considers to be “woke” corporate...
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ASOS, M&S and Lush | Huge UK firms unite to offer jobs and housing to Ukraine refugees
Several major UK firms have joined forced to offer employment to refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine...
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'It's draconian' | Uproar as Dyson defies 'work from home' guidance for THIRD time
Dyson has sparked controversy by telling UK staff to keep coming into the office, despite the Government's...
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'Like a snow day' | Facebook outage DECIMATES world of work
Facebook's global outage caused frustration for millions of social media users on Monday, but it also...
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Pay parity | Should firms back ethnicity salary gap reports?
8 out of ten managers want to see their firm introduce greater transparency around ethnicity pay gaps,...
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£22k cars & cash | BIGGEST incentives firms are offering to encourage staff vaccine uptake
£22,000 cars and cash bonuses are among the incentives being offered by UK firms to encourage staff...
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'Raging dumpster fire' | Microsoft employee bashes former workplace on Glassdoor - now getting sued for millions
A Microsoft engineer who launched an online tirade against his former workplace is now facing a million-dollar...
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