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The government has denied it has any plan to impose any plan to impose a four-day week on business.
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Tribunal rules against female legal secretary with disability who wanted to continue working at home.
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Sexual harassment
Worker Protection Act: Time for a ban on workplace relationships?
by Rustom Tataby Rustom TataWhat do the new legal obligations under the Worker Protection Act mean for workplace relationships and policies around them?
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Unfair dismissal
Worker who called his boss a ‘bint’ was fairly dismissed
by Jo Faragherby Jo FaragherA bus worker who called his female manager a ‘bint’ has lost his case for unfair dismissal.
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The poll of zero-hours contract workers commissioned by the TUC revealed that 84% wanted regular hours of work – compared to just 14% who did not.
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Tata Steel said it had begun assessing whether those who had expressed an interest in taking redundancy were in roles that could be closed.
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A new Royal College of Nursing (RCN) report has claimed that two-thirds of migrant nursing staff are considering leaving the UK because of the cost of living.
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Whistleblowing
City whistleblower who suspected a Chinese spy wins £500k
by Jo Faragherby Jo FaragherA former compliance officer in the City has won more than £500,000 in compensation after he was fired for whistleblowing.
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Race discrimination
Sales worker ‘asked if her name was real’ loses race discrimination claim
by Jo Faragherby Jo FaragherA black sales worker has lost her case for race discrimination after colleagues asked her if her hair was real and whether she ate food with her fingers.
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New research has revealed that nearly two-thirds of UK employers now consider educational qualifications less important when hiring, signalling a significant shift in the job market.
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Understanding the perception gap in employee savings can help organisations build better financial wellbeing.
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Disability discrimination
Paralegal wins more than £100k in discrimination claim
by Jo Faragherby Jo FaragherA paralegal has been awarded more than £100,000 in compensation after the firm she was working for blocked her dream to become a solicitor.
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Klarna has shrunk its workforce by more than 1,000 employees during the last year as it ramps up its use of artificial intelligence (AI).
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TUC poll: More than half of LGBTQ+ workers have been bullied or harassed at work, according to research from the union body.
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Four in five (80%) of carer employees said that additional paid carer’s leave would help them to balance work and caring responsibilities, according to new research.