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Naughty or nice | Employee pulls ULTIMATE Xmas prank on boss
Jo Thornley decorated her boss' entire office from head to toe with wrapping paper. From the desk, chairs,...
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H&M | Firm fined MILLIONS over staff surveillance
Clothing retailer H&M has been fined £32.1million for the illegal surveillance of several hundreds of...
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Toxic culture | HR 'ignored' employee over bullying claims
While HR should be on hand to sensitively and thoroughly investigate claims, one employee claimed that...
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Culture | UK's Best Workplaces 2019 REVEALED
Hilton, Mars UK, Gap and Salesforce were four of the businesses to be recognised…
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New year, new job | Best places to work in the UK in 2020 REVEALED
With the new year being the prime opportunity for employees to switch roles, Glassdoor has released the...
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'Legal right to be boring' | Worker sacked for refusing to take part in team building days
Worker refused to get involved in heavy drinking and bullying...
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HR blasted | Coca-Cola billionaire to pay £8.5m after workplace harassment case
David was accused of touching an employee, showing her a pornographic video at work as well as...
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Culture | WeWork hit by £1.5m payoff claims after drug allegations
In a 50-page document, the whistleblower claimed that there was widespread use of drugs at company events...
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Job ad controversy | Firm issues callout for 'non-woke' employee with 'no pronouns'
A job advert has gone viral for its controversial candidate requirements, including the company stating...
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Starling Bank | Lawyer sacked after sick days and WFH request gets £1.1m compensation
This news story looks at the recent compensation amount given to an employee who was sacked after asking...
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Back to work | Top HR tips for helping employees return to work in 2021
Getting back into the swing of things in the New Year is a challenge that many employees face after downing...
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Wellbeing | THIS firm gives staff annual leave freebie to combat WFH stress
The job site Indeed has given 10,000 staff members an additional six days of paid annual leave to promote...
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Glassdoor rankings | Best places to work in the UK in 2021
Glassdoor has announced the winners of its Employees' Choice Awards which recognises the best places...
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Rankings | UK&I Top Employers 2020: Full list revealed
Last night, more than 600 businesses and people leaders gathered at London's Hilton on Park Lane as the...
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BBC | Senior employee's sacking holds key lesson for HR
A senior member of the Line of Duty production team was sacked for...
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Employer branding | Natwest employee's vegan outburst has potential business cost
A staff member telling a customer that they want to "punch all vegans in the face" has a knock-on im...
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Me Too | 'Ugly' sexual harassment figures unveiled at THIS firm
Lloyd's of London has shared details of its internal survey following a damaging report by Bloomberg...
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John West & Candlefox | HR leaders reveal how they are supporting staff mental health
With data highlighting the impact that the pandemic has had on employee mental health, HR Grapevine spoke...
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‘Kellogg’s work family’ | HR VP reveals grrr-eat initiative to promote culture
The Vice President HR at Kellogg Europe told HR Grapevine about an initiative that the firm launched...
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Me Too | Lloyd's of London tackles culture after 'devastating' report
The firm's CEO, John Neal, said that he was 'devastated' by a recent Bloomberg investigation which...
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