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'Cost & legal risk' | Short-term sickness already employers' biggest challenge ahead of major sick pay reforms
Short-term, frequent absences are employers' biggest sickness-related challenge which could be exacerbated...
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'Monitored by AI all day' | Ex-TikTok staff accuse social media firm of bullying, harassment & 'union busting'
Ex-TikTok moderators are mounting a legal claim accusing the company of bullying, harassment and union...
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‘Healthier lives’ | Poundland ups wellbeing support with manager training & AI 'happiness dashboards'
Poundland has partnered with the Retail Trust to improve its wellbeing support for 12,000...
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Pay gap reduced | Investment in people & inclusion fuelling company wins, Weetabix reveals
Weetabix hailed the impact of an investment in people and culture, including its 'inclusion without...
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‘Biggest challenge’ | Employees demand Ozempic - and want their bosses to pay
As demand for Ozempic et al soars, two-fifths of workers believe their employer should offer coverage...
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‘Sham case’ | Letby trust CEO awarded £1.4m payout after unfair dismissal tribunal
The BMA hailed Dr Susan Gilby's bravery, but called for a 'radical change' in how whistleblowers...
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'Fat Cat Day' | FTSE 100 bosses' pay surpasses median worker wage in less than 1 week of 2026
Chances are that by the time you read this, it has already happened. That is that it has taken the average...
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Vanity | Corporate wellbeing no longer about 'one-off perks,' Rolls-Royce boss declares
Rolls-Royce's Global Head of Wellbeing says her field is shifting from 'one-off perks' to 'embedded...
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'Bad decision' | Asda considers tougher sick leave rules as part of ongoing turnaround
Asda is weighing up major changes to its sickness absence policy that would make it easier for managers...
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Can't get no satisfaction | Only half of UK employees are happy at work
Only half of British employees surveyed say they are frequently happy at work, while a quarter do not...
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‘Stealth pay reduction’ | BP axes paid rest breaks & some bank holiday bonuses for 5,400 workers
BP will cut benefits as it prepares to raise minimum hourly pay for workers under the real living wage...
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Black Friday | 'Severe' pressure causing warehouse staff to have breakdowns, Amazon managers claim
Warehouse managers have signed an open letter, warning Amazon risks breaching the Health and Safety at...
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‘Care & confidentiality’ | Bidvest Noonan launches domestic violence support measures for staff - including paid leave
UN Women finds nearly one in three women experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetime, and...
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‘Intrusive & exploitative’ | Uber faces legal battle over use of AI to set driver pay
Uber refutes a University of Oxford study, which found that 82% of UK drivers are earning less under...
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'Best of both worlds' | Home working could help bring more people back into work, Lords report says
Home working could support the Government's plans to get people back into work, by enabling people...
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‘Big Brother’ | Lloyds questioned over use of employees' banking data in pay negotiations
Lloyds Banking Group used information from the personal bank accounts of over 30,000 employees during...
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'Everyone's upset' | KPMG scraps overtime pay for junior auditors amid cost-cutting drive
KPMG has scrapped overtime pay for its junior auditors in the UK, a move that has angered staff and comes...
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Wellbeing | UK could lose 3m+ workers to illness without better workplace health support
More than 3 million adults could be pushed out of work within a decade due to long-term health conditions,...
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Reasonable adjustments | Autistic Wetherspoons worker 'persecuted' for misusing staff discount wins tribunal
Wetherspoons failed to offer reasonable adjustments during the disciplinary process, the tribunal...
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'Do the right thing' | Firms urged to become Real Living Wage employers as rates increase
Almost half a million people across the UK are set for a pay boost...
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