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Lie-ins & cleaning on calls | Have professional standards been slipping due to homeworking?
Whilst remote working throughout the pandemic and current hybrid working has afforded workers benefits...
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REVEALED | UK's top 10 'family-friendly' employers
American Express, Citigroup, and the Crown Prosecution Service are among the top 'family-friendly'...
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Social inequality | Is PwC about to reveal it pays working class staff LESS?
PwC is reportedly set to publish data about the pay gap between its employees from different...
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Out of retirement | Hiring over-70s could add BILLIONS to UK economy and create 'vibrant' workforce
One in ten over-70s are choosing to either head back to work as a direct result of the pandemic, leading...
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'Ticking time bomb' | Frustrated home workers in danger of causing IT 'security crisis'
Stringent security measures were an immediate concern in the move to home working, as gaining access...
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Not lovin' it | HR worker sacked after kicking off over his chicken nugget lunch
An HR advisor was sacked after complaining about the size of his portion of chicken nuggets in the staff...
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Costly dispute | Google ex-employee scores payout after being 'sacked for workplace activism'
Google has paid off a former worker who was allegedly sacked after criticising the firm's political...
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Tax rise backlash | Boris Johnson's National Insurance hike 'will hit employers and workers HARD'
The Prime Minister has confirmed a tax rise for millions of British workers as part of a bid to reform...
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'Out of touch' | Boohoo spark diversity row after posting LinkedIn pic of new interns
Boohoo has been accused of a lack of diversity after sharing a photo of its latest recruits...
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Performance | Brits rank work-life balance more positively due to pandemic
The work-life balance of Brits has risen during the pandemic, according to a new survey...
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'Zoom blunders' | Staff are being sacked over video call mistakes - here's why
A quarter of bosses have admitted to sacking an employee because of a 'Zoom blunder', according to...
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'Multiple issues' | HR 'IGNORED' by Amazon CEO in discrimination firing scandal
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy allegedly ignored HR recommendations to fire a top executive accused of discriminatory...
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'Humiliating & degrading' | Boss 'wanted to bet' on pregnant worker's weight - tribunal awards her £30k
A marketing executive's boss joked about placing bets on how much weight she would gain while she was...
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Wellbeing | Four-day week arrives in UK as Scotland rolls out £10m trial
Scotland has announced that it will trial a four-day work week to see the effect on the economy and wellbeing...
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'No excuse' | Candidate calls 999 to 'check on job application' - & other bizarre hiring tales
A would-be police officer destroyed his chances of a job after ringing 999 to find out how his application...
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Networking | Growing number of Brits using dating apps to find jobs
Dating apps such as Bumble and Tinder are an intrinsic part of dating in the modern age, but could they...
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Wellbeing concern | Citigroup tells staff 'go away for two weeks' in burnout ultimatum
Citigroup has told its bankers to take two weeks off, in an attempt to prevent burnout. But with some...
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'Still experimenting' | Zoom tells own staff: 'Time for office return'
Video conferencing firm Zoom, which has been at the forefront of the widescale global move to remote...
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'Extreme temperatures' | Employer claims climate change forced them to let workers 'sleep on job'
The National Trust, which currently employs more than 10,000 UK-based workers, announced this week that...
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Tech | Facebook plans to 'fundamentally transform' working - and it isn't remote or hybrid
Facebook hopes to 'fundamentally transform the way we work' following the unveiling of its new workplace...
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