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'Quite frustrating' | Huw Edwards refusing to pay back £200k salary - what can the BBC do?
Disgraced presenter Huw Edwards has refused BBC requests to pay back £200,000 of his salary earned after...
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Employment Rights Bill | Bereavement Leave to be granted to parents who suffer miscarriages
Bereavement leave will be given to parents who suffer a miscarriage, as part of updated workers' rights...
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'Employers must step up' | 4.5m UK workers earning below real Living Wage
Last year saw the largest annual rise in the number and proportion of jobs paid below the real Living...
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'Promising but costly' | DWP's sick pay guarantee for 1.3m lowest paid workers
Proposals to expand sick pay eligibility will impact millions...
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'Allyship needed' | Men overestimating the level of gender equality in the workplace, study finds
A new report suggests a stark difference between men's perceptions of equality in the workplace and...
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'Getting worse' | Pregnancy & maternity discrimination may cost 74,000 workers their jobs every year
New research has revealed a sharp increase in the number of women who are potentially pushed out of their...
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'Fell short & failed' | BBC apologises for mishandling Radio 1 DJ's 'bullying & misogynistic' behaviour
The BBC board admitted the organisation 'fell short and failed people'.
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Uniform U-turn | Currys 'discontinues' Palestinian flags from staff badges after customer complaints
Currys said it will explore 'alternative ways' to show language signals and remains 'committed'...
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RTO | Office expansion doesn't mean an end to hybrid, Revolut CEO says
'We care more about what you do than where you do it,” said Nikolay Storonsky, CEO of Revolut
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Disability discrimination | Museum worker unfairly sacked over excessive emails to colleague
A museum technician sacked for allegedly bombarding a colleague with excessive emails has won a claim...
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Court of Appeal | Legal bid to give all job applicants vital whistleblowing protections
Legal case could give external candidates greater protection...
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Trust & transparency | HR pros back AI in hiring, but corporate guidelines are holding them back
HR departments are increasingly implementing AI within hiring as employees also capitalise on the technology...
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Labour Market Outlook | Wage growth defies expectations but hiring slows amid business uncertainty
Wage growth in the UK has continued to rise for the third month in a row, defying expectations, but signs...
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£27k payout | Nursing home worker unfairly dismissed after taking cat to vet during work hours
This article explores the findings of a recent employment tribunal, which ruled on the accusations of...
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CIPD warning | Looming National Insurance changes prompt widespread plans to cut hiring and increase redundancies
Latest data highlights urgent need for Government to provide business support...
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'Disproportionate response' | Christian teacher sacked over LGBTQ+ social media posts wins landmark free speech appeal
A Christian teaching assistant who was sacked for sharing social media posts about LGBTQ+ education has...
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KPMG, REC data | UK job market downturn persists as hiring slows further
The UK labour market continued to deteriorate at the start of 2025, as recruitment activity declined...
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National Apprenticeship Week | Revealed: the apprenticeship barriers limiting school leavers from lower socioeconomic backgrounds
More than a third (38%) of school leavers face a lack of apprenticeship opportunities in their local...
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Comms controversy | WhatsApp at work - MPs' scandal highlights risks for HR
The exposure of offensive messages, shared by Members of Parliament in a Labour party WhatsApp group,...
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£15m investment | Lidl CPO rewards 'hard-working colleagues' with hourly pay increase for 28,000 UK staff
Lidl's updated entry-level wages will sit 50 pence above the government's new National Living...
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