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The first Universal theme park in Europe will be built in the UK, creating around 28,000 jobs.
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A senior manager at Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant accepted bribes including an £11,000 quad bike, a tribunal hearing has revealed.
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A doctor who provided services to two hospitals via a personal services company has been deemed an employee for tax purposes after a long-running legal battle.
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Krishma Bathia, senior associate at Birketts law firm, highlights key factors that employers must consider when hiring international workers.
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ECHR rejects legal challenge by Sir Philip Green to stop parliamentary privilege allowing the disclosure of names in privacy injunctions.
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Flexible working
Fifth of flexible working requests denied one year on
by Jo Faragherby Jo FaragherA fifth of employees have had a flexible working request denied, with almost a third of these down to employers’ fears about productivity.Â
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Of all businesses surveyed about right to work checks, 80% answered at least one compliance question incorrectly, and are at risk of non-compliance.
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Recruitment & retention
Half of companies cut back on hiring due to NI rise
by Jo Faragherby Jo FaragherAlmost half of UK companies are scaling back on recruitment in response to the increase in employers’ national insurance contributions.
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Dozens of quangos could be shut down in a bid to run Whitehall more efficiently, it has been reported.
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Gen Z workers are ‘consciously unbossing’. How can organisations build satisfying development paths for younger employees that don’t necessarily involve management?
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‘Army’ of young people to be trained for green energy jobs and apprenticeships needed to deliver clean power by 2030.Â
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Employment tribunal finds part-time lecturer at London-based Capital City College (CCC) faced less favourable treatment.
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Closer alignment with the EU was becoming an urgent priority for many businesses, the IoD poll found.
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Positive action
Thames Valley Police ‘positive discrimination’ led to ‘divided workforce’
by Rob Mossby Rob MossIndependent review of Thames Valley Police’s DEI practices finds ‘divided workforce’ after three white officers were positively discriminated against.
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Whistleblowing
Whistleblowing protections do not extend to external job applicants, court rules
by Jo Faragherby Jo FaragherExternal whistleblowing protections do not extend to external job applicants, after a ruling by the Court of Appeal.