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'Hundreds of texts' | Boss demands worker attends meetings and takes calls while on holiday
A worker has claimed their boss demanded they keep attending working meetings and keep their phone turned...
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'Appalling treatment' | NatWest faces £2m payout for sacking worker days after cancer surgery
NatWest could be forced to part with £2million after a tribunal ruled an employee was wrongly dismissed...
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'A healthier way to work' | Boss gives staff extra paid day off each week & says YOU should too
A UK boss has hailed the four-day work week as a better, healthier way to work after giving all his staff...
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Wellbeing | 1 in 5 managers say staff mental health is not a priority this year
Fewer than one quarter of managers (21%) say that supporting employee mental health is a priority for...
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Working well | Majority of HR workers 'love' their jobs, survey finds
New research has revealed that the majority of Brits do actually enjoy their jobs...
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Cost of living crisis | HR 'under pressure' to help staff as inflation outpaces wage growth AGAIN
The cost of living continues to outpace wage growth in the UK, prompting concern among some experts about...
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Al desko | Why a third of staff are skipping their lunchbreak
There's a surprising reason why more employees than ever are skipping their lunchbreak...
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Work-life balance | A fifth of office workers work overtime every day
One in five workers put in overtime every single day, according to new research....
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Prince Harry | Royal calls for action on worker wellbeing after admitting to burnout struggles
Prince Harry has called on employers to do more to protect their staff's mental health, after revealing...
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Work overload | UK staff receive up to 10 out-of-hours emails every day
British employees receive five to ten work-related emails out of office hours every single day, a new...
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Tesco | Firm embroiled in HR furore as disabled worker wins £45k discrimination payout
An ex-Tesco worker has been awarded a huge pay-out after a tribunal ruled he was the victim of disability...
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Revealed | The most flexible companies to work for in 2022
The world's most flexible companies have just been named and ranked by leading flexible careers platform...
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'No room for negligence' | UK's top firms failing to tackle staff poverty despite big social pledges
The UK's biggest companies are failing to address in-work poverty, despite promising to boost their...
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'Abuse of power' | BrewDog CEO accusations highlight 'female intimidation' issues at work
As fresh allegations of bad behaviour from the founder of BrewDog emerge, new data has shed light on...
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Burnout | Two-thirds of staff are battling high stress & low productivity
A new report has found that a two-thirds of the workplace are struggling with stress, with an impact...
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Plan B axed | As WFH guidance ends, THIS is how workers feel about returning to the office
Workers across the UK are returning to the office for the first time since December after the ending...
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'Bold new future' | Will the UK's four-day week trial improve wellbeing and SLASH burnout?
A six-month trial period of a four-day working week has been launched across the UK, in a bid to improve...
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Wellbeing | 3 in 5 have taken long-term leave because of toxic culture
New research shows the damaging effect that a toxic workplace can have on both employees and the business...
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‘Difficult period’ | HR tips for supporting employees on 'Blue Monday'
According to the Yorkshire Post, it was coined by Psychologist and Life Coach, Cliff Arnall, who hypothesised...
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Change the record | Worker sues firm for not playing enough 'old music'
Age discrimination in the workplace can take on many forms, but perhaps one of the more surreal is a...
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