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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...
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93% majority | CBI wins confidence vote, but experts warn of challenges ahead
The fate of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has been decided following a vote of confidence...
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'Firmer expectations' | Meta to enforce three-day office week mandate to 'support collaboration'
The social media giant said its return-to-office mandate is 'critical as we build the future'...
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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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Baton of Hope | Suicide prevention charity presents work mental health charter to MPs
Former Love Island star and mental health ambassador Dr Alex George joined a charity as it delivered...
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Employment tribunal | Gym worker wins £9m in toxic culture lawsuit - does it only take one 'bad egg'?
A personal trainer has won a lawsuit of $11.3m (£9m) following claims that the gym she worked for had...
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Shock CIPD study | Millions of UK staff quitting their jobs over flexibility limits
CIPD research finds nearly half of employers are unaware of pending legislation to give workers the right...
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£17k payout | Pregnant worker saw own job advertised online before she was sacked
A pregnant worker was stunned to see her own job being advertised online shortly before she was sacked,...
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'New age of flexibility' | Gen Z workers are flipping the script on inclusive workplace benefits
Mental health, fertility and women's health support are priorities for Gen Z...
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'WFH is bullsh**' | Elon Musk blasts remote working as 'morally wrong'
A remote working expert has questioned Musk's view on non-office working being a moral dilemma...
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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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Digital nomad | Worker's holiday without PTO puts spotlight on 'work from anywhere' schemes
A UK worker has made headlines by combining sun, sea and spreadsheets into a trip abroad without the...
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Case dismissed | IBM worker off sick for 15 years sued firm over lack of pay rise
An IT worker on sick leave claimed his employer, IBM, should have given him a pay rise during his long-term...
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Goldman Sachs | Finance giant to pay £171m to settle gender bias claims
More than 2,800 women accused Goldman Sachs of committing gender bias when it came to pay and...
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One too many? | Firms urged to cut down on booze at staff parties
Recent headlines have been filled with allegations of inappropriate behaviour and criminal acts at booze-fuelled...
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Grief support | Co-op doubles bereavement leave in 'market leading' move
The Co-op has announced it will be doubling its paid leave for bereaved staff from five to ten days,...
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Misunderstood | 37% of workers haven't disclosed an invisible disability to their employer
More than two in three (67%) UK workers with invisible disabilities feel it's left up to them to seek...
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£52m race case | Barclays banker felt pigeonholed as 'aggressive black man'
Three men allege they were bullied, harassed and denied promotions on grounds of race during their time...
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'Disturbing attitude' | 'Creep' sacked after sexist comments at staff party
A police inspector's behaviour at a boozy staff party risked destroying the force's efforts to become...
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£42k payout | Victory for employee who was refused WFH request during lockdown
A therapist who lost her job after insisting she worked from home during the pandemic has been awarded...
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