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The clothing giant saw 26.9% of shareholder votes supporting a resolution that called for more information about how many of its staff are being paid below the ‘real’ Living Wage.
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At the Acas 2025 conference in Westminster, Soames accused the government of failing to listen to businesses’s concerns about the proposals.
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Nurses, midwives and numerous other workers across NHS Scotland have accepted a two-year 8.2% pay deal.
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Teacher and union rep awarded £370,000 after head teacher unfairly dismissed her in ‘revenge’ for her opposing lesson observations plan.
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EHRC extends consultation on an updated code of practice –  following Supreme Court’s biological sex judgment – from two to six weeks.
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Age discrimination
Tribunal finds need for degree in redundancy selection was ageist
by Rob Mossby Rob MossScoring someone lower in a redundancy selection process if they do not have a degree can constitute indirect age discrimination.
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‘Polygamous working’, or secretly holding down more than one full-time job, may be on the rise, especially with remote or home-working employees becoming harder to monitor. For HR, it creates …
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Professor Binna Kandola examines how ‘micro-incivilities’ create a workplace culture of invisible talent that is undervalued and overlooked.
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The government plans to cut the number of civil service roles in London by 12,000, closing 11 offices in the capital. This will save £94 million a year in property …
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Indirect discrimination
Contract cleaner loses EAT race discrimination appeal
by Jo Faragherby Jo FaragherThe Employment Appeal Tribunal has dismissed an appeal regarding a discrimination claim brought by a cleaner for the Ministry of Justice, deeming that the MoJ is not liable for the …
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Job creation and losses
Burberry puts 1,700 jobs at risk in cost-cutting exercise
by Jo Faragherby Jo FaragherBurberry announced the proposed cuts as it reported its financial results today, recording a £66 million loss in the past financial year.
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Workplace culture
University of Salford launches Better Working Lives cluster
by Jo Faragherby Jo FaragherThe University of Salford has launched a new research cluster focused on cultivating better workplaces and the impacts of evolving trends.
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Tech giant Microsoft is to reduce the size of its global workforce by 3%, despite strong results in its latest quarter.
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Latest News
Data highlights positive link between group income support and return to work
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonNearly three-quarters of workers (72%) who had to take time off for illness last year but were also working for an employer offering group income support, managed successfully to return …
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UK labour market figures from Office for National Statistics show decline in regular earnings alongside rise in unemployment.