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    Law firm discriminated against partner with compulsory retirement policy

    by Jo Faragher 24 Feb 2025
    by Jo Faragher 24 Feb 2025

    A law firm discriminated against a senior partner through a mandatory retirement policy, a tribunal has found.

    • Hybrid working
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    How HR can help to rebuild routine

    by Ed Johnson 24 Feb 2025
    by Ed Johnson 24 Feb 2025

    While the pandemic brought many positive changes to the world of work, it has also led many employees to lose their sense of structure and routine.

    • NHS
    • Data protection
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    GMC ‘erases’ records on doctors who change gender

    by Jo Faragher 21 Feb 2025
    by Jo Faragher 21 Feb 2025

    Health secretary Wes Streeting has called a decision by the General Medical Council to erase the disciplinary record of doctors who have changed gender ‘extremely concerning’.

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    Youth mobility scheme on the table for Starmer in EU talks

    by Adam McCulloch 21 Feb 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 21 Feb 2025

    The UK is likely to offer a youth mobility scheme, as the government looks to reset relations with the EU.

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    Universities crisis deepens, as Bangor sheds 200 jobs

    by Adam McCulloch 20 Feb 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 20 Feb 2025

    The fall in the number of international students has led Bangor University to place about 200 jobs under risk of redundancy, its vice-chancellor has told staff in an email.

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    Employment Rights Bill will ‘wreak havoc’, say small firms

    by Rob Moss 20 Feb 2025
    by Rob Moss 20 Feb 2025

    Day-one unfair dismissal and sick pay rights among small firms' greatest concerns about Employment Rights Bill, FSB survey shows.

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    CIPD launches guide for hiring refugees

    by Rob Moss 19 Feb 2025
    by Rob Moss 19 Feb 2025

    The CIPD Trust has published guidance to support employers and HR professionals to recruit and retain refugees.

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    Court hears case on whistleblowing protections for external job applicants

    by Rob Moss 19 Feb 2025
    by Rob Moss 19 Feb 2025

    Court of Appeal considers whether whistleblowing protections should be extended to external job applicants under human rights legislation.

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    Fall of Kabul whistleblower wins unfair dismissal case

    by Jo Faragher 19 Feb 2025
    by Jo Faragher 19 Feb 2025

    A civil servant who blew the whistle on the UK’s withdrawal from Afghanistan has won a case for unfair dismissal against the Foreign Office.

    • Right to work
    • Construction
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    Architects call for review of sponsored worker visa rules

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 18 Feb 2025
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 18 Feb 2025

    Architects are urging the government to rethink the introduction of new rates to sponsor overseas skilled workers for the sector.

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    • Pregnancy and maternity discrimination
    • Employment tribunals

    Property consultant with morning sickness awarded £94k after ‘jazz hands’ dismissal

    by Rob Moss 18 Feb 2025
    by Rob Moss 18 Feb 2025

    Employee who suffered from morning sickness awarded £93,600 after she was dismissed in a message that included a ‘jazz hands’ emoji.

    • Bullying and harassment
    • Employment law
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    Workplace ‘banter’ cause of 57 tribunal claims in 2024

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 18 Feb 2025
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 18 Feb 2025

    Workplace ‘banter’ continues to pose challenges for businesses, with 57 related employment tribunal cases recorded last year.

    • Case law
    • Bullying and harassment
    • Scotland

    Nurse at centre of trans tribunal faces conduct hearing

    by Jo Faragher 17 Feb 2025
    by Jo Faragher 17 Feb 2025

    The nurse at the centre of a tribunal against her employer, NHS Fife, has been asked to attend a conduct...

    • Constructive dismissal
    • NHS
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    Countess of Chester NHS chair resigns after damning tribunal findings

    by Jo Faragher 17 Feb 2025
    by Jo Faragher 17 Feb 2025

    The chairman of the Countess of Chester hospital has resigned after a tribunal found that he and others had ‘conspired’ to oust the trust’s chief executive, Dr Susan Gilby.

    • Hybrid working
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    Nine in 10 workers required to be in office more

    by Jo Faragher 17 Feb 2025
    by Jo Faragher 17 Feb 2025

    Almost nine in 10 workers in the UK are now required to come into the office more days each week, according to data from Virgin Media O2.

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