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'Greater security' | Real Living Wage rise takes effect - what HR needs to know
The Real Living Wage within the UK is set to increase, as over 300,000 people working for almost 9,000...
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‘No work, no pay’ | Train driver sues over 30p pay cut but employer claims 'it's only fair'
Most in small HR or payroll teams will have likely fielded queries from irate workers over what they...
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Unequal | Staggering difference between employment rates of mums compared to dads
New data has shed light on a wide range of issues affecting working mothers and has found that they're...
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‘Fire & rehire row’ | Weetabix People Director hits back as strike action ESCALATES
Weetabix's Group People and IT Director has publicly responded to expanded strikes at two Weetabix...
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Inequality | 8 in 10 of the UK's most popular jobs have a gender pay gap
New research from CIPHR has revealed that eight in ten of the UK's most popular job roles have a gender...
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Furlough payback | DHL docks 10% of workers' wages after 'HR blunder' overpays them
Supply chain company DHL is reportedly looking to claim back 10 per cent of workers' wages every month,...
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Rishi Sunak | Experts weigh in on Chancellor's Autumn Budget 2021
Today, October 27th, Chancellor Rishi Sunak will be releasing the Government's Autumn 2021...
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'Gravest problem' | Amazon's 'broken' HR system led to firings and MASSIVE underpayments
Amazon's HR system has 'glitched' leaving many workers without pay they are owed - and even to...
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Recruitment row | Facebook to pay £10m over claims its hiring process was 'discriminatory'
Facebook will pay out more than £10 million after its hiring processes was declared to be discriminatory...
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'Ageism' | 16-year-old takes employer to tribunal after being told to 'grow up'
Whilst all professionals should moderate the language that they use in the workplace, a recent tribunal...
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ONS | UK job vacancies hit record high as unemployment drops
The number of jobs vacancies in the UK, having already broken historic records, has now hit a new record...
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Gender pay gap | Parity between men & women HASN'T improved during pandemic, figures show
With the October 5 deadline for gender pay gap reporting now passed, new data has found that the average...
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'Absolute disgrace' | Uproar as John Lewis axes bonuses - then gives select few employees cash
The John Lewis Partnership has reportedly incurred the wrath of staff after paying bonuses to just 4,000...
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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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'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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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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£22k cars & cash | BIGGEST incentives firms are offering to encourage staff vaccine uptake
£22,000 cars and cash bonuses are among the incentives being offered by UK firms to encourage staff...
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Resourcing woes | Raising salaries is not the answer to attracting top talent
With the UK facing both skill and labour shortages, starting salaries are rising at record rates due...
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Pret a Manger | Chain makes partial U-turn on pandemic bonus cuts after staff threaten strikes
Pret a Manger has made a U-turn on plans to axe staff bonuses after workers threatened strike...
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