Former council employee dismissed after taking sick leave for PTSD following the Grenfell Tower fire has been awarded £4.6m by tribunal.
Ashleigh Webber
Ashleigh Webber
Ashleigh is editor of OHW+ and HR and wellbeing editor at Personnel Today. Ashleigh's areas of interest include employee health and wellbeing, equality and inclusion and skills development. She has hosted many webinars for Personnel Today, on topics including employee retention, financial wellbeing and menopause support. Prior to joining Personnel Today in 2018, she covered the road transport sector for Commercial Motor and Motor Transport magazines, touching on some of the employment and wellbeing issues experienced by those in road haulage.
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Trade unions have claimed ministers have 'done nothing' to close the legal loopholes that contributed to the P&O Ferries scandal.
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Rentokil Initial UK has lost an appeal in a case concerning a failure to make reasonable adjustments for an employee with multiple sclerosis.
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Stigma and concerns about risk and reputation are putting construction firms off hiring ex-offenders, a report finds.
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Teaching unions have criticised the government's decision to reduce its secondary teacher training target in 2024/25.
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Staff at the ONS are being balloted for strike action and action short of a strike over office return plans.
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Seven in 10 government bodies say that skills are a barrier to artificial intelligence adoption in their organisation.
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Driver with Crohn's disease, who was given shifts without sufficient toilet breaks, has been awarded compensation by an employment tribunal.
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A health and safety charity has called for immediate action to help prevent more silicosis cases in the UK.
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Firm says it cannot access migrant care workers the Home Office has not yet renewed its immigration permit since rule change.
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Metro Bank has announced 1,000 job losses, with affected staff leaving in April 2024. Seven-day opening will also end.
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Coventry University's decision not to promote a lecturer with ADHD and a sleep disorder was not disability discrimination.
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Nearly one in three employees have experienced some form of microaggression or discrimination from managers in the past six months.
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The youth economic inactivity rate continues to rise significantly, unlike other age groups, according to the ONS.
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A black African sonographer has won more than £33,000 for racial harassment and discrimination at an employment tribunal.