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Troubling times | Cost-of-living crisis and paying wages among biggest concerns for UK firms
Business leaders across the UK say the cost-of-living crisis is the leading risk to their performance,...
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'Do the minimum' | Worker goes viral by leaving work at 5pm after pay rise rejection
Peeved by their request for a raise being rebuffed, an employee's plan to stop going above and beyond...
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Long-term sick row | DHL driver sacked after two-year absence loses disability discrimination tribunal claim
An employment judge said the logistics firm's move to sack an employee on sick-leave was a proportionate...
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ONS stats | Government 'scapegoating' wage hikes as cause of inflation
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed that wages are at a record high, seeing a 7.3% increase...
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Tribunal | Royal Mail pays out over £2m after whistleblowing worker wins court case
Royal Mail has been forced to pay a former employee more than £2m in compensation following a tribunal...
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Spinning plates | Worker used sick leave to hold down second full-time job
Bosses believed their employee was too ill to work. In reality, she was earning a second full-time income,...
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'Absolute ineptitude' | Employee finally sacked after avoiding work for 20 years
Worker who showed up in just four out of the past 24 years 'made up work' and spent days texting during...
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'Stark reminder' | WHSmith & Argos among firms who didn't pay minimum wage
Major British firms have cited technical and admin errors as the reasons for not paying staff the legal...
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'It's not right' | Half of families struggle financially when dads take paternity leave
A union's survey is shining a light on the financial concerns of staff taking time off to care for a...
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£225m error | Firm faces whopping bill after underpaying 28,500 staff for 13 years
More than 28,000 employees at a mining company had leave pay incorrectly deducted over more than a d...
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'Needs can go unmet' | One in five HR practitioners will switch jobs this year
Around 22% of HR professionals are looking to change jobs within the coming year, according to a new...
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'Inflammatory' | Bank of England chief sorry for 'accept being poorer' comment
The BoE's Chief Economist has apologised over "inflammatory" comments in which he...
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Whistleblowing | Worker sacked after reporting thieving employee
A receptionist who was sacked after reporting a thieving employee has been awarded five-figure compe...
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'A good outcome' | Royal Mail dispute nears end as union backs new pay deal
The Royal Mail pay dispute is on the verge of ending...
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Leaked Zoom rant | CEO says staff worried about bonus cuts should 'leave pity city'
Footage has surfaced of a fiery Zoom call in which a boss berated employees for asking questions about...
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Gender pension gap | 4 in 10 women concerned about their retirement savings
More than four in ten women in their 50s think the cost-of-living crisis will force them to work for...
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Pay disparity | Young LGBT+ staff earning less than straight peers
The average young LGBT+ worker earns significantly less than a straight peer, new data suggests...
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'Not a laughing matter' | Royal Mail 'pay rise prank' makes a mockery of staff money worries
Royal Mail has apologised after an April Fool's Day prank suggested employees were being given a pay...
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'Inherently discriminatory' | Woman denied pay rise because husband earned 'more than enough'
A female manager's pay rise request was rejected because bosses felt her husband's salary was “more...
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Sacked | HR clamps down after catching WFH employee juggling two full-time jobs
Side hustles are soaring in popularity, but one employee seems to have taken things too far...
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