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‘Security incident’ | Banking & payroll details stolen in Merkle data breach, Dentsu warns staff
Dentsu warned staff that stolen files include banking, payroll, and personal contact details...
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Reasonable adjustments | Autistic Wetherspoons worker 'persecuted' for misusing staff discount wins tribunal
Wetherspoons failed to offer reasonable adjustments during the disciplinary process, the tribunal...
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Wellbeing policy | MHFA England launches public consultation on new workplace Mental Health First Aid standards
Mental Health First Aid England has launched a public consultation to set out clear, evidence-based guidance...
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'Got to go further' | Hundreds of dads plaster 'paternity charge' notices over the UK to protest underpaid paternity leave
Hundreds of dads have started issuing “Paternity Charge Notices” on buggies and other baby items...
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‘Appalling’ | UK slot machine operators criticised for tying staff bonuses to gamblers' losses
Merkur said its bonus structures incorporate a range of 'operational and compliance metrics', amid...
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National Work Life Week | Employee wellbeing proves critical to retention rates
More than a quarter of employees feel their employer is responsible for their wellbeing...
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Nothing beats a Jet2 payday | Jet2 dishes out £58m to employees in shares plan bonuses
More than 5,000 workers to share airline's massive payout...
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‘Slap in the face’ | M&S staff angry after being told to work Boxing Day for first time since 2020
Staff are expected to work on one of 26, 27, or 28 December, as well as in the build-up to Christmas...
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'Breaking the stigma' | Managers ill-prepared to talk about endometriosis & menstrual health
Few HR pros think managers have the right training and resources...
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Keeeep saving! | Strictly's Shirley Ballas marks UK Savings Week with financial wellbeing advice
'Saving, a bit like dancing, can feel intimidating at first,' said Ballas, as nearly 1 in 4 admit...
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'First-of-its-kind' | PureGym launches 'comprehensive' wellbeing package for self-employed staff
Self-employed gym staff, like PTs, have 'historically fallen through the cracks of traditional employee...
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'Outdated' policy | Parental leave review a 'watershed moment' as experts call for urgent reform
The Government's upcoming review of parental leave must deliver significant change or risk “letting...
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‘Duty of care’ | Insurer Markel launches domestic abuse support scheme for UK staff
'Domestic abuse doesn't stop at the front door, and neither does our duty of care,' Markel's...
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'Policy isn't enough' | Flexible working policies not enough to change workplace practices
Researchers found expanding the legal 'right to request' flexible working has not led to major increases...
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Wellbeing | UK workers favour self-care over socialising
Workout classes, healthy eating and self-care are on an upward trajectory, and don't appear to be falling...
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'Our top priority' | Tesco staff given app to boost safety during their journey to work
Tesco is giving all 300,000 of its UK employees access to a personal safety app that can track their...
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‘For the Family’ | Pope approves paid leave for Vatican staff with disabled children
The Rescript approved by Pope Leo XIV also expands paternity leave from three to five days of paid...
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'Shared stewardship' | The Entertainer toy shop to become an Employee Owned Trust
Toy shop to become employee-owned within a matter of weeks...
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RTO rates | One in ten firms see staff quit over return-to-office mandates
2 in 5 firms have increased their requirement for onsite working in the past year...
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Benefits boost | Legal sector workers demand more employer financial support amid rising living costs
Employer urged to step up investment in reward packages...
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