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Permission to party | CBI staff must ask manager if they can drink following scandal
Employees at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) have been told by the company they must seek...
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The 'Great Detachment' | A new trend seeing employees trapped and disengaged
A new trend dubbed the 'Great Detachment' is sweeping across businesses, and is characterised by...
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Crisp in the bag | Post Office appoints new Head of People Strategy to 'strengthen internal culture'
The Post Office has appointed Juliet Crisp as its new Head of People Strategy, Planning, and Governance,...
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'Hamster Club Rave Cave' | Elon Musk opens nightclub under Tesla offices in Berlin
Elon Musk has opened a nightclub for Tesla employees under the firm's manufacturing facilities in...
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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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Community | 1 in 5 Brits say they met their best friends at work
Over a fifth of UK employees have met their closest friends at work, according to new research...
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From flatpack to flexibility | How IKEA stopped its staff from quitting and solved its turnover crisis
IKEA revealed how it stopped its workforce from leaving the company during a period of high turnover...
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Checks and balances | Vatican employee caught trying to steal 17th century manuscript
A Vatican employee has been arrested and detained after attempting to sell a 17th century manuscript...
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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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General Election 2024 | As election looms, 1 in 5 want political chat banned at work
With the general election just weeks away, new research uncovers a sharp rise in the number of Brits...
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'Rude & difficult' | Firm was entitled to withdraw job offer from would-be worker during onboarding process
A firm was entitled to pull a job offer from a “rude and difficult” candidate during the onboarding...
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'Phone on 24/7' | PR boss sparks backlash after glorifying 'overworking' in series of videos
The head of PR at a major search engine has apologised after her comments praising an extreme work culture...
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Calling full-time on WFH | Sir Jim Ratcliffe orders Manchester United staff back to office
Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has ordered employees back into their offices as he continues...
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Late night scrolling | Gen Z can't stop checking their work emails before bed
Almost a third of young adults are checking their work emails from their bed, new research reveals.....
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Strike action | ONS staff refuse plans to return to office for two days
Employees at the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have refused demands from bosses to go back into...
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'Unwanted conduct' | 'Back in your day' - the common phrase that may amount to ageism, according to a tribunal
Telling an older colleague “back in your day” could amount to ageism...
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'Bit of a social club' | John Lewis culture overhaul mooted as new chief announced
A company culture overhaul could soon be underway at John Lewis Partnership, according to a business...
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Horizon probe | Post Office CEO under HR investigation, ex-chairman reveals
The Post Office's CEO is the subject of an 80-page HR probe, the company's ex-chair claimed during...
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Age & gender row | TikTok chief says female staff 'should remain quiet and humble', sacked exec alleges
A former TikTok marketing exec alleges she was sacked after complaining about sex and age discrimina...
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Sacked for 'being boring' | £426k payout for worker who refused to take part in team events
An employee has been awarded nearly half a million Euros following a legal victory previously dubbed...
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