The number of employees using a whistleblowing service increased by 16% in 2024, with HR concerns accounting for more than half of reports.
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A series of leaked messages show staff at a Welsh prison laughing at violent encounters with inmates.
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An NHS Trust embroiled in a claim of racial harassment took ‘all reasonable steps’ to prevent a black employee from being racially abused.
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More than 15% of chief financial officers in publicly listed companies left their roles in 2024, according to research by Russell Reynolds Associates.
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Primark boss Paul Marchant has resigned following an allegation by a woman about ‘his behaviour towards her in a social environment’.
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A former Citibank employee has settled a sex and disability discrimination claim for £215,000.
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WH Smith as a brand is set to disappear after it agreed to sell its 480 high street shops to private equity firm Modella Capital.
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There were no further surprises for employers in today’s Spring Statement as they prepare for next week’s minimum wage and national insurance increases.
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Around 400 women are to join an equal pay claim against Barnet Council in London, according to the GMB union.
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Today’s Spring statement did much to add cost and regulation to employers, and not enough to support growth and skills, observers say.
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Equal pay claims in major employers such as Next, Sainsbury's and Asda continue to make headlines. What impact have these major groups claims had on the gender pay equality cause?
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Employers in the retail sector are cutting back on workplace benefits in a bid to offset costs ahead of next...
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UK inflation fell by more than expected in February, down from 3% to 2.8%.
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The government has confirmed it will progress amendments to the forthcoming Employment Rights Bill around miscarriage leave to the House of Lords.
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The chancellor Rachel Reeves will cut around 10,000 civil service jobs as part of drastic cuts to government running costs.