Wellbeing
HR success | Function rises to pandemic challenges & IMPROVES mental health support
New research suggests that, despite the chaos of the last 18 months, support for employee mental health...
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'Humiliating & degrading' | Boss 'wanted to bet' on pregnant worker's weight - tribunal awards her £30k
A marketing executive's boss joked about placing bets on how much weight she would gain while she was...
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Wellbeing | Four-day week arrives in UK as Scotland rolls out £10m trial
Scotland has announced that it will trial a four-day work week to see the effect on the economy and wellbeing...
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'Worth the reward' | 1 in 10 would risk job for a holiday amid quarantine rules
New data has found that ten per cent of Brits would risk their job to go on holiday, if they had to quarantine...
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Rest & recuperation | How HR can help staff make the most of a bank holiday weekend
With the bank holiday weekend approaching its end, many employees will be enjoying a final few hours...
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Wellbeing concern | Citigroup tells staff 'go away for two weeks' in burnout ultimatum
Citigroup has told its bankers to take two weeks off, in an attempt to prevent burnout. But with some...
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'Still experimenting' | Zoom tells own staff: 'Time for office return'
Video conferencing firm Zoom, which has been at the forefront of the widescale global move to remote...
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'Extreme temperatures' | Employer claims climate change forced them to let workers 'sleep on job'
The National Trust, which currently employs more than 10,000 UK-based workers, announced this week that...
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LGBT+ | 1 in 5 workers feel coming out is a disadvantage at work
A fifth of LGBT+ workers in the UK feel coming out to colleagues will put them at a disadvantage, a new...
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'Enough is enough' | Employers demand law change after key workers attacked
Leaders within the retail sector are imploring the Government to follow in the footsteps of Scotland...
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Shocking data | Sexual harassment training needs updating, experts say
Recent accusations of 'frat-like' culture among several firms such as games production studio...
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£22k cars & cash | BIGGEST incentives firms are offering to encourage staff vaccine uptake
£22,000 cars and cash bonuses are among the incentives being offered by UK firms to encourage staff...
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Wellbeing | HR staff feel unsupported amid rising workloads
More than half of all HR practitioners believe that they are not being adequately supported, with over...
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Back-to-office | How staff want to be greeted when going to work
As some workers head back to the office, new research has looked into the preferred greetings both before...
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'Hidden overtime' | Overwork 'epidemic' raises calls for 'right to disconnect' law
UK workers are in the midst of an 'epidemic of hidden overtime', and demand has risen for new laws...
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Pret a Manger | Chain makes partial U-turn on pandemic bonus cuts after staff threaten strikes
Pret a Manger has made a U-turn on plans to axe staff bonuses after workers threatened strike...
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Uber | Will firm fix 'dire' gig economy rep with unusual approach to perks and benefits?
Uber has announced a raft of work perks for its drivers, including free language courses and job recommendation...
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Legal | Menopause-related tribunals quadruple in 3 years
Employment tribunals involving menopause-related issues have quadrupled within the past three years,...
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Activision 'culture crisis' | Top HR boss quits as function accused of 'doing nothing' amid sexual harrasment case
Activision Blizzard leaders have departed the company as it faces a sexual harassment lawsuit...
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Burnout | Over half of staff say hybrid working is causing more intense work days
Two-thirds of companies are currently operating under a hybrid model, meaning workers split their time...
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