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April Fool’s | 5 work pranks that went horribly wrong
From mailing a male to 'Kick Me' notes, HR Grapevine has collated five of the worst office pranks that...
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Maternity leave | New mother 'excluded' from office Xmas party
An employee on maternity leave has shared that she felt discriminated against after finding out her employer...
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EY fraud case | Harsh HR lessons as firm faces potential collapse
Accountancy firm EY has been caught up in fraudulent claims, after it emerged that a whistleblower raised...
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‘Work prank’ | CEO sacked after 'cheek-y' Zoom call fiasco
According to the Sun one company boss was sacked after taking a webcam to the loo during a Zoom call....
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Dismissal | Employee sacked for 'breaking wind' at work
The Officer was accused of 25 counts of unprofessional...
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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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‘Snapped’ | Amazon exec quits after coronavirus sackings
A top exec and engineer at the e-commerce giant has resigned from his post, stating that he had 'snapped'...
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Bullying | 'Abusive' Head of HR destroyed employee's confidence
“Going to work every day was like being repeatedly mugged. She undermined me constantly, rejected my...
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Tesco | Employee with mental health issues died after being fired
Earlier this year, Shaun Winstanley was dismissed on the grounds of “unreasonable behaviour” for...
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Furlough | Leader claims staff have 'abused' scheme in This Morning interview
In an interview with ITV's This Morning, Pimlico Plumbers' boss, Charlie Mullins, claimed that some...
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#metoo | BBC chef found guilty of employee harassment
The BBC star was found guilty of misconduct by an external investigation...
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Breaking wind | Employee accused 'serial farter' colleague of bullying
The employee, who referred to his farting colleague as 'Mr Stinky' told the court...
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Sue Perkins | Ex-Bake Off host claims colleagues laughed after harassment incident
HR policies often encourage colleagues to call out inappropriate behaviour or intervene where necessary...
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Rankings | UK Top Employers 2019: Full list revealed
HR Grapevine publish the full list of the UK Top Employers for 2019...
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Productivity | The top 10 bad workplace habits employees want to ditch
Forcing staff into boring meetings and making them wear certain clothes ranked highly...
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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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'No office return' | Struggling to make the remote work argument? Here's BRAND NEW Goldman Sachs data HR should use
HR can often find itself struggling to make arguments for an office return despite associated benefits...
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Pandemic | Gordon Ramsay embroiled in furlough furore
TV chef Gordon Ramsay has been accused of using furlough money, which comes from the taxpayer, to pay...
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Misogyny | Bumble owner rejects 'fat' candidate
An Investigation into Bumble's parent company Badoo has revealed allegations of misogyny, racism and...
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Poo, plants & misconduct | Staff accused of unthinkable behaviour
In a letter written to staff, the FCA's COO branded the acts 'distasteful and shameful' which wouldn't...
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