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'Fix the foundations' | Firms losing staff time due to poor state of public services
More than half of business leaders say they are losing staff time due to the poor state of public...
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Watchdog probe | Surge in bullying & misconduct at UK's finance firms
This article explores new reports from the FCA on the rates of employee misconduct and bullying within...
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'Reasonable & justified' | WFH employee's complaint over office attendance dismissed
An employer was within its rights to ask a fully-remote worker to attend the company office once a month,...
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4 day week furore | Father awarded £20k after colleagues gossiped about his flexible hours
This article explores the findings of an employment tribunal involving the treatment of a father and...
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'Just cruel’ | Fired EY employees hit back after being sacked for watching multiple training videos at once
Several former EY employees fired for completing multiple online training courses at once have hit back...
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Cost vs. benefit | Employment Rights Bill to cost UK firms £5bn a year, Gov reveals
Labour's Employment Rights Bill is poised to introduce significant changes to the UK labour market,...
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‘Basic dignity’ | Edinburgh Tram workers secure victory in toilet break dispute
Edinburgh Trams has agreed to tackle understaffing and busy schedules that left workers unable to take...
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£28k payout | Worker laid off after returning from maternity leave pregnant again
This article highlights a recent employment tribunal on the issue of pregnancy discrimination. It also...
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'Helps me focus' | Bailiff loses bid to bring emotional support dog to work
The bailiff argued that the dog helped her manage stress...
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Donate breaks | Firms give staff time off to donate blood - NHS calls for more to follow
UK firms are giving staff time off to donate blood, and the NHS wants more to follow...
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'Zero tolerance' | LSEG fires worker after 'concerning' video emerges
The London Stock Exchange Group has sacked an employee after a “concerning” video involving the staff...
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‘We don’t want to’ | London Underground workers to strike over pay, hours, & lunch breaks
London Underground workers are planning strike action across November amid an ongoing dispute over pay,...
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'Unique opportunity' | CIPD announces plan to boost HR aid for prison leavers
The CIPD has announced a new collaboration that will see HR professionals boost support for prison...
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Labour plans | Job coaches could visit mental health patients in hospital, minister suggests
This article looks at trials in UK hospitals which see mental health patients given access to employment...
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Worker health | Gov considers weight loss drugs to help get people back in work
This article explores issues of long-term sickness resulting from obesity, and the UK's potential plan...
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'A tax on jobs' | Concerns raised as rumours grow of National Insurance hike for firms
The Government is not ruling out suggestions that businesses may face higher National Insurance contributions,...
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'Nobody should feel fear' | BBC launches independent review of workplace culture
The BBC has confirmed details of an independent review of its workplace culture, following a period of...
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'Plainly inappropriate' | Judge who sent love letter to colleague steps down from President role
A High Court judge who was reprimanded for sending a love letter to a junior colleague, has stepped down...
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Leadership | Poor management causing over two-thirds of staff to quit or consider quitting
UK workers are heading for the exit because of bad bosses...
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‘Damaging’ | Ready meal maker Oscar Mayer & staffing partner face growing fire and rehire scandal
Food manufacturing company Oscar Mayer is facing a growing scandal after a partner agency advertised...
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