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    Amazon to hire 55,000 more staff and offers £50 weekly bonus for on-time UK workers

    by Adam McCulloch 2 Sep 2021
    by Adam McCulloch 2 Sep 2021

    About 2,500 of the jobs, most of which are in corporate and technology roles, will be in the UK, where workers can collect a bonus for being on time.

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    • Annual hours

    Public opinion backs reduced working hours in Scotland

    by Rob Moss 2 Sep 2021
    by Rob Moss 2 Sep 2021

    The SNP wants to weigh up a shift to a four day working week, ‘as and when’ Scotland gains full control of employment rights.

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    Former boss behind MyPayrollHR fraud in US sentenced to 12 years in prison

    by Rob Moss 10 Aug 2021
    by Rob Moss 10 Aug 2021

    The man behind a $70m payroll fraud that left thousands of people without paychecks has been sentenced to 12 years in prison and ordered to pay $101m in restitution.

    • Hybrid working
    • USA
    • Financial services

    Amazon delays office staff’s return to the workplace

    by Adam McCulloch 6 Aug 2021
    by Adam McCulloch 6 Aug 2021

    Office staff were originally due back on 7 September, but the online retailer has announced a new date of 3 January 2022.

    • USA
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    • Coronavirus

    Investment giant offers US staff $1,000 vaccination incentive

    by Adam McCulloch 5 Aug 2021
    by Adam McCulloch 5 Aug 2021

    New wave of infections in the US focuses efforts to increase vaccination rates.

    • Europe
    • Coronavirus
    • Employee relations

    Italian firm offers vaccine refusers six months’ paid leave

    by Adam McCulloch 27 Jul 2021
    by Adam McCulloch 27 Jul 2021

    The move by Italian high-end design firm Brunello Cucinelli is designed to protect workers who have been vaccinated.

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    US games giant beset by ‘frat boy’ culture, state officials allege

    by Adam McCulloch 23 Jul 2021
    by Adam McCulloch 23 Jul 2021

    The owner of the Call of Duty and StarCraft games franchises is facing legal action over claims of sexual harassment and discrimination against women.

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    Appeal finds indecent image teacher dismissal was fair

    by Jo Faragher 19 Jul 2021
    by Jo Faragher 19 Jul 2021

    A teacher who had been suspected, but not charged, of possessing indecent images of children was fairly dismissed, the Court...

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    European court allows employers to ban religious clothing

    by Adam McCulloch 16 Jul 2021
    by Adam McCulloch 16 Jul 2021

    The ban was justified, said the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg, by an employer's need to present a neutral image.

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    ‘Four-day week’ trials transform Icelandic employment

    by Rob Moss 6 Jul 2021
    by Rob Moss 6 Jul 2021

    Trials of reduced working hours have led to new employment contracts for many people in Iceland.

    • IR35
    • Europe
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    Does IR35 spell the end of contract work?

    by Roderick van Vliet 23 Jun 2021
    by Roderick van Vliet 23 Jun 2021

    IR35 reforms in the private sector have posed significant challenges for organisations that want to use contractors for short-term project work.

    • Employment law
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    • France

    Ikea France fined €1m for spying on staff

    by Rob Moss 15 Jun 2021
    by Rob Moss 15 Jun 2021

    French subsidiary of Swedish furniture retailer receives €1 million fine for snooping of employees.

    • China
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    • Manufacturing

    MPs critical of government rejection of Uyghur proposals

    by Adam McCulloch 10 Jun 2021
    by Adam McCulloch 10 Jun 2021

    Elements of the government response to key modern slavery inquiry are ‘ludicrous’ and ‘lacking in credulity’, say MPs.

    • STEM
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    UK skills lag behind Europe in business and tech

    by Adam McCulloch 9 Jun 2021
    by Adam McCulloch 9 Jun 2021

    Global skills report makes uncomfortable reading for UK businesses and may affect plans to implement hybrid working.

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    Neurodiversity: how accessible is your recruitment process?

    by Louise Karwowski 8 Jun 2021
    by Louise Karwowski 8 Jun 2021

    Neurodiversity is an aspect of equality that does not get the attention it deserves – to the detriment of businesses, argues Dr Louise Karwowski.

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