What do the new legal obligations under the Worker Protection Act mean for workplace relationships and policies around them?
HR practice
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A former compliance officer in the City has won more than £500,000 in compensation after he was fired for whistleblowing.
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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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Downing Street says government plans to introduce a ‘right to switch off’ could boost productivity by allowing people time to rest.
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Day-one rights signals the need for a more strategic approach to hiring, one that emphasises thorough pre-employment screening, careful referencing, and the potential extension of probation periods.
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A quarter of UK managers say their team members have become more demanding in the past year, according to research from Perkbox Vivup.
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Employees constantly contacted outside working hours could receive larger payouts under government plans to create a 'right to switch off'.
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A retired major has won a landmark case against the Ministry of Defence that could mean thousands of reservists will receive army pensions.
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Employees are becoming more sceptical of their company’s direction and more polarised over their workplace experiences, finds Culture Amp.
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Dr Holly Andrews looks at the common temptation to think fast and examines the benefits of slow thinking in the workplace.
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Guidance for employers is issued following the continued social unrest which is “one of the worst spates of violent disorder”.
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Microsoft has made security a 'core priority' for its workforce, tying it to employee performance reviews and compensation.
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Women struggle to separate their work and home lives when working remotely, researchers have confirmed.
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Changes in HR practices help an NHS Wales organisation save more than £730,000 a year and boost employee wellbeing.
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The Labour government has said that it will remove the qualifying period for unfair dismissal claims, and there is a new code of practice for dismissing and re-engaging employees.