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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£90k payout | Mum had job offer rescinded after firm realised her children's ages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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'Urgent' probe | Post Office leaks names & addresses of 500+ sub-postmasters
The Post Office says it is urgently investigating how the personal details of hundreds of sub-postmasters...
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17 year scam | Worker facing jail after embezzling £1m from employer
A council employee man has been convicted of embezzling more than £1 million over the course of almost...
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Revealed | The most common reasons for a sick day in the UK
New research suggests the most common reason for a sick day isn't actually related to illness at...
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'Horrifying' | Asda workers bitten, stabbed, punched & threatened with syringes
A third of Asda staff have been attacked at work in some horrifying ways, a union survey has...
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Horizon scandal | Gov mulled sacking ex-Post Office chief over ‘people management’ skills
The government raised concerns a decade ago about the 'people management' skills of controversial ex-Post...
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Mental health | Morning meeting put bipolar Amazon worker at 'substantial disadvantage'
An Amazon worker with severe anxiety and bipolar disorder was unfairly treated by being required to attend...
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Office mandates | Remote work tribunals to rise as firms axe WFH, HR experts predict
HR experts expect a rise in employment tribunals citing remote working, with a growing number of firms...
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Santander hack | HR data on staff among millions of bank's records stolen by cyber criminals
Sensitive HR data on employees is said to be among the millions of records stolen and being sold by a...
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'Regional disparities' | Majority of UK CEOs based in Southern cities, while North falls behind
New data has revealed where the CEO capital of the UK is, and the results show a clear disparity between...
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'Matter of life or death' | WFH detective was pressured to return to office despite serious heart condition
A detective was banned from working from home, despite battling a heart condition that was reportedly...
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'Voluntary resignation' | Man Utd staff given days to decide whether to quit their jobs
Weeks after axing WFH, Manchester United is inviting staff to quit their jobs, giving them less than...
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'Inherently linked to gender' | Calling a female colleague 'frumpy' is sex discrimination, judge rules
An employee left "humiliated" after being called a "frumpy grandma" was the victim of "unwanted conduct...
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