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    Whistleblowing: Are there lessons to learn from the financial services sector?  

    by Paul Fontes and Ruth Christy 27 Dec 2024
    by Paul Fontes and Ruth Christy 27 Dec 2024

    Ruth Christy and Paul Fontes highlight the issues concerning whistleblowing and look at developments in the financial services sector.

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    Businesses should evaluate their DEI policies – and not backslide

    by Elinor Flynn 23 Dec 2024
    by Elinor Flynn 23 Dec 2024

    Elinor Flynn explains why a reassessment of diversity goals could create more inclusive and fair organisational cultures.

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    Research highlights barriers to employment for people with mobility needs

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 19 Dec 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 19 Dec 2024

    New research by UK mobility retailer CareCo highlights the barriers to employment for people with mobility needs.

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    Christmas leave: should HR enforce a ‘Christmas shutdown’?

    by Sarah Tahamtani 18 Dec 2024
    by Sarah Tahamtani 18 Dec 2024

    Is the standard practice of asking employees to take annual leave over the Christmas period still appropriate in the modern workplace?

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    Why more social mobility means more productivity – and more growth

    by Sarah Atkinson 18 Dec 2024
    by Sarah Atkinson 18 Dec 2024

    Sarah Atkinson explains why it's about time employers and HR professionals do something about social mobility at work

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    Mothercare discriminated against employee on maternity leave

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 16 Dec 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 16 Dec 2024

    Baby products business Mothercare created a “sham” redundancy to sack an employee who took maternity leave.

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    Woman settles in Christmas party sexual harassment case

    by Jo Faragher 13 Dec 2024
    by Jo Faragher 13 Dec 2024

    A woman has settled a case of alleged sexual harassment at a work Christmas dinner.

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    What the Employment Rights Bill means for recruiting seasonal workers

    by Adam Grant and Abigail Jacks 13 Dec 2024
    by Adam Grant and Abigail Jacks 13 Dec 2024

    Employers of seasonal workers need to be well versed in the proposals of the Employment Rights Bill, which if misunderstood or ignored could lead to tribunal proceedings and reputational damage.

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    Working well together: Supporting neurodivergent employees (online masterclass)

    by Rob Moss 12 Dec 2024
    by Rob Moss 12 Dec 2024

    ON-DEMAND | Watch our online masterclass focusing on recognising and managing neurodivergent employees in the workplace.

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    LGBT army veterans set to receive up to £70k in compensation

    by Jo Faragher 11 Dec 2024
    by Jo Faragher 11 Dec 2024

    Veterans who were forced to leave the Army because of their sexuality will receive up to £70,000 in compensation, according...

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    Extra background checks could trigger more discrimination claims

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 10 Dec 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 10 Dec 2024

    An increase in background checks carried out in response to new day-one employment rights could lead to more discrimination cases

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    Birmingham City Council to settle 6,000 equal pay claims

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 10 Dec 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 10 Dec 2024

    Birmingham City Council agrees to settle 6,000 equal pay claims brought by both past and present staff four years after they were launched.

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    Number of women on boards increases again in 2024

    by Rob Moss 9 Dec 2024
    by Rob Moss 9 Dec 2024

    The number of women on boards of the UK’s top 150 companies continues to rise, from 40% in 2023 to 43% in 2024.

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    Four in 10 with disabilities or health conditions missing out due to access issues

    by Nic Paton 9 Dec 2024
    by Nic Paton 9 Dec 2024

    Four out of 10 workers with disabilities, chronic long-term health conditions or who are neurodivergent have missed out on events...

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    What the Gregg Wallace controversy can teach us

    by Nik Kinley 6 Dec 2024
    by Nik Kinley 6 Dec 2024

    Physchological distance: Leadership consultant Nik Kinley examines the lessons we can learn from the Gregg Wallace controversy

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