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Cat Little, the Cabinet Office’s top civil servant, said she wanted the department to be ‘more strategic, specialist, and smaller’.
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An employment tribunal has ruled against a garage apprentice who said his ADHD caused him to be unfairly dismissed from his job after a colleague had tampered with his lunch. …
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West Yorkshire Police have pushed back against claims based on evidence from a whistleblower that it discriminated against white British-born applicants.
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SME hiring falls from 24% of companies in Q4 2024 to 20% in Q1 2025, while 17% have cut back on staff, according to the BCC.
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Hybrid working
Post-pandemic starters seek more pay for on-site working
by Jo Faragherby Jo FaragherYounger workers who started work after the pandemic expect to be paid more to work in the office full time, according to a study by BSI and think-tank Respublica.
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Rob Moss examines eight potential new equality laws, including race and disability equal pay rules and dual discrimination claims.
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A staggering 65 per cent of UK employees are either moving, might, or will definitely seek new employment in the next 12 months. Employees Feel Undervalued but Empowered to Leave …
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Equality, diversity and inclusion
Union branch wants rights for polyamorous people
by Rob Mossby Rob MossUnion branch submits motion to the Scottish Trades Union Congress for polyamory and polyamorous relationships to be protected rights.
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British Steel could be nationalised as fears grow over the future of the company’s blast furnaces in Scunthorpe. Last month, the company said it would consult with the workforce and …
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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