A Dorset Police officer allegedly used bolt cutters to 'forcibly' remove earrings worn by three trainee officers ahead of a fitness test.
Ashleigh Webber

Ashleigh Webber
Ashleigh is a former editor of OHW+ and former 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.
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Low pay is putting job seekers off green jobs or those that have a positive impact on society, research by Indeed has found.
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Searches for flexible, fully-remote or remote-first work have risen over the past year amid return-to-office mandates.
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Legislation found to offer no protection from trade union detriment is incompatible with human rights law, the Supreme Court has ruled.
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XpertHR has rebranded as Brightmine, in a shift that recognises that HR's role is becoming more complex and has a greater need for data analytics.
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Most prison officers in Scotland feel their retirement age of 68 is unfair compared with other uniformed services who can retire earlier.
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Tata Steel has threatened to withhold an enhanced redundancy package if employees go on strike.
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Unemployment and economic inactivity both increased at the beginning of this year, April 2024 labour market figures show.
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Board gender quotas fail to increase the number of women appointed to the executive suite, research has found.
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Tribunal finds the Department for Work and Pensions treated an autistic work coach unfavourably and failed to make reasonable adjustments for him.
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NHS England is set to withdraw funding for secondary care staff to access mental health support provided by NHS Practitioner Health.
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The home secretary has commissioned the development of an automated national police vetting system in England and Wales.
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Academics have questioned the robustness of a widely-quoted study that links ethnic diversity in leadership with financial performance.
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HR chief for Europe Dannii Portsmouth tells Personnel Today how the drinks giant is focusing on employee experience.
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The UK's current immigration policy is harmful to businesses, a report says, organisations still rely on international workers.