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'Karma' | Revolut tracks staff behaviour with bonus-linked points system
Revolut is using a points-based system to assess staff conduct, with scores directly influencing employee...
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'Restoring confidence' | Police officers who fail vetting to be automatically sacked under new rules
Police chiefs will soon have the power to automatically dismiss officers who fail background checks,...
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'No surprise' | UK workers among Europe's most disengaged, global report warns
New report paints stark picture of employee morale, with UK among Europe's worst...
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Dragging rights | Nearly half of vapers want employers to allow designated vaping breaks
Nearly half of vapers believe that employers should allow designated vaping breaks, new research...
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House of Lords | Peer sparks debate over 'banter ban' in Employment Rights Bill
Workers' rights provision relating to harassment sparks debate...
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Stress Awareness Month | Stress a 'significant barrier' to workplace wellbeing & performance
Around 36% of employees report frequently feeling stressed at their workplace, providing a timely opportunity...
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180 feedback | Pharma giant GSK 'promotes' and 'fires' on culture, CEO reveals
GSK's chief exec Emma Walmsley said culture is 'not just an HR issue' but 'CEO-first'...
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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...
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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...
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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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