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Belief rights | Council told to retrain staff on freedom of speech after 'gender-fluid dog' row
This article explores the findings of an employment tribunal relating to discrimination. A judge has...
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Discrimination | Pregnant worker branded 'emotional & hormonal' wins £350k
This article looks at the results of an employment tribunal, regarding the treatment of a pregnant employee....
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'Basic rights' | Workers “cheated” out of £2bn paid holiday leave last year
New research shows that many UK employees aren't taking the full paid leave allowance they are legally...
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Hybrid | PwC to track UK staff working locations amid push for office attendance
PwC will begin tracking the working locations of its UK employees, in a move aimed at enforcing its hybrid...
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Health & wellbeing | Neurodivergent women 'urgently' need workplace support around menstrual health
In this piece, we explore the contents of a new report into the needs of neurodiverse women in the workplace,...
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'Too little too late' | Amazon hikes UK staff pay as union slams worker treatment
This article covers the news of a pay rise for frontline employees at Amazon in the UK, including reaction...
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£50,000 fines | Australian employees given 'right to disconnect' as landmark law takes effect
Under Australia's new law, employers are not barred from contacting employees, but employees are entitled...
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Down in the dumps | Man Utd staff claim they're 'forced to eat in a toilet' amid cost-cutting measures
Staff at Manchester United have made bizarre claims about how cost-cutting measures at the football club...
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'Not compatible' | 'This is a company for grown-ups' CEO tells London staff after imposing RTO mandate
This article looks at a tech firm's decision to introduce a full-time return to office mandate, and the...
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'Deliberate & calculated' | £8k bill for employee who secretly worked other jobs while claiming sick pay
This article explores an investigation into an employee's fraudulent activity by claiming sick pay at...
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Retail redundancies | Ted Baker closes its final stores, putting over 500 jobs at risk
Ted Baker has closed its last stores in the UK after revealing it would be shutting its doors earlier...
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'Murky waters' | ‘Right to switch off’ welcomed but legal risks lie ahead for HR
This article covers the Government's plans to introduced laws preventing employers from frequently contacting...
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Race discrimination | £58k payout for Boots pharmacist who was stereotyped as an 'aggressive black man'
This article explores the results of a recent employment tribunal involving claims of racial discrimination,...
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'It will hit hard' | UK inflation rate rises - what HR needs to know about its impact on employees
This article explores the UK's recent inflation rate rise, and the effects it may have on the workplace....
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£470k fine | Twitter employee wrongly sacked for not replying to Musk's email ultimatum
An ex-senior employee at Twitter's European HQ has won over £470k after a tribunal ruled that his...
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Bribery policies | Bosses ban worker from accepting £3k community gift - was it the right move?
While anti-bribery policies are a sensible move, an HR expert explains why a whip-round for a street...
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'Deeply damaging' | Age UK committed age discrimination against job candidate, tribunal rules
After an admin error saw the candidate rejected, the charity tried to justify why the application had...
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'Top-down culture' | Qantas slashes former CEO's exit pay after damning leadership report
Qantas has cut its former CEO's exit pay by more than £4m after a review into his leadership...
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HR's role in health & safety | Company fined £1m after worker suffers fractured skull & back in 10m fall
A logistics company has been fined £1 million after an employee fell over 10 metres and sustained serious...
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Age discrimination | Worker broke wind on younger colleague to 'take him down a peg or two'
The employee was subjected to a series of shocking incidents, including a colleague deliberately breaking...
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