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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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Mental health | Woman whose dream job offer was withdrawn over antidepressants use set for tribunal
The 'impressive candidate' was well into the onboarding process when her job offer was rescinded...
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BBC probe | Huw Edwards & the risk of sacking staff accused of criminal activity
The BBC has been on the receiving end of some tough questions regarding its handling of the Huw Edwards...
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'Speak up' | Is HR responsible for tackling bullying? Employees have their say
Workers seem divided on the issue of who should be responsible for tackling workplace bullying...
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£22k dispute | Jet2 worker who quit over 'extreme hairstyle' row loses compensation bid
A former Jet2 cabin crew member who quit following a row over her 'extreme' hairstyle has lost a...
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Low Pay Commission | Major wage changes highlight for review of HR operations
In a move designed to “put more money in working people's pockets”, the Government has overhauled...
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£25bn presenteeism plague | Rising workplace sickness costing UK economy billions per year
A new report reveals a staggering £25bn 'hidden cost' to businesses from lower productivity among...
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C-Suite Stability | Boards look for continuity in leadership amid global political change
Boards are looking for stability at the top in a quarter which saw major political upheavals in the UK,...
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'It got dodgy fast' | Firm stunned as remote employee is unmasked as North Korean hacker
The cyber attacker passed four video interviews & a background check before attempting to infiltrate...
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Communicating change | 1 in 5 UK business leaders don't talk to staff about their company's future
Nearly a fifth of UK businesses do not talk to staff about the future of the company...
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Scare tactics claim | Amazon accused of pressuring UK workers into voting against unionisation
Amazon faces a legal challenge over alleged union-busting tactics after a campaign for union recognition...
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'Gross behaviour' | Boss 'deliberately' coughed in vulnerable worker's face during Covid
A boss deliberately coughed in a disabled employee's face during the coronavirus pandemic, an employment...
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'Respect the HR process' | Strictly Come Dancing star axed amid misconduct allegations
The BBC's hit TV show Strictly Come Dancing has been overshadowed by controversy after the broadcaster...
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'Emotional distress' | Rail worker's affair with senior boss sparked 'toxic' workplace atmosphere
A rail worker's affair with a senior manager boiled over into a toxic workplace row and a £35,000...
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'I don't care' | CEO’s list of things he’s ‘sick of hearing’ from his employees goes viral
A prominent UK chief executive has attracted attention online after revealing a list of phrases he's...
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General Election 2024 | Timpson CEO appointed as new Prisons Minister - here's why
What makes the boss of a key-cutter & cobblers firm a shoe-in for a Cabinet role?
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Manufacturing mistreatment | Apple scrutinised after iPhone factory refuses to hire married women
An Apple factory that manufactures IPhones is being investigated for allegedly rejecting married women...
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£90k payout | Mum had job offer rescinded after firm realised her children's ages
A tribunal has ruled that a decision to pull a mum's job offer was directly linked to her having two...
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