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‘Should not create problems’ | Lloyds Banking Group tells staff to meet office attendance requirements - or risk losing bonuses
Senior bank employees are expected in the office at least two days a week.
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‘Treating us like children’ | JPMorgan & WPP staff push back against return-to-office mandates
JPMorgan has shut down an internal forum where staff criticised the controversial return-to-office...
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'People are scared' | HR experts react as McDonald's rocked by new harassment & bullying scandal
This article explores new claims of bullying, harassment and abuse of employees, by colleagues and managers,...
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Dimon’s demands | JPMorgan to order staff back to office five days a week
JPMorgan is planning to order staff back to the office full-time, upping requirements for many of the...
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Finances | Support working parents with childcare & commuting, thinktank urges
This news article explores calls from a thinktank to better support working families financially in a...
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'Being seen is important' | WFH women could miss out on career progression - Nationwide CEO
The building society boss says a physical presence is "really important"...
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Report on jobs | Demand for staff falls off after Labour budget
Demand for staff fell last month after the new Labour government's first budget...
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'Benefits evident' | 4 day week improves staff health but clashes with business needs, new trial finds
A new study suggests that a four-day working week could improve employee wellbeing and even extend life...
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‘We’re grown-ups’ | Yahoo staff delighted by HR's move to ditch 'spoon-fed' performance reviews, CPO says
Yahoo's decision to abandon twice-yearly traditional performance reviews in favour of ongoing, manager-led...
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'Create confidence' | Staff concerns over anonymity & correct procedure when whistleblowing
While the vast majority of the workforce have good intentions, not everyone is confident they would know...
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BBC probe | Gregg Wallace steps down as MasterChef host amid misconduct claims
This article explores claims of sexual harassment and inappropriate conduct made against TV presenter...
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‘Inherently racist’ | Save the Children staff allege 'egregious' leadership blunders made during recent restructuring
Save the Children's leadership team made a series of “egregious” errors during a recent restructuring,...
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Industry News | Zellis Group outlines commitment to ESG and sustainability in first 'Impact Report'
Zellis Group has published an inaugural, group-wide Impact Report affirming its approach to ESG...
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'Persistent' glass ceiling | Number of FTSE 250 female executive directors down 11% since 2022
The report, produced by Cranfield University, found that the number of women in executive positions in...
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Return to office | Firms with reduced flexibility facing staff exodus, say recruiters
Recruiters have reported a talent exodus from companies now offering their employees less flexibility...
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Senior shake-up | HSBC asks managers to reapply for their jobs in cost-cutting drive
HSBC is reportedly requiring hundreds of senior managers to reapply for their jobs as the bank's CEO...
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‘Grey corporate hellscape’ | Starling Bank staff resign as new CEO demands more in-office work - despite insufficient desk space
A wave of employees at Starling Bank have quit after new CEO Raman Bhatia increased the amount of time...
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£100m cost | WFH airport employee's password problems worsened flight delay chaos for 700,000 passengers
An air traffic control meltdown that resulted in over 700,000 delayed passengers was worsened by a password...
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Education & age | ONS data reveals deep 'societal divides' in how likely someone is to do hybrid work
Latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that employees with a degree-level...
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Industry News | Gen-Z, skills-based uncertainty, & the crucial human connection: Reflections from Udemy's London Leaders Luncheon
Leading online skills marketplace and learning platform, Udemy, brought together a community L&D experts...
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