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Pregnancy and maternity discrimination

Mothercare discriminated against employee on maternity leave

by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 16 Dec 2024
by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 16 Dec 2024

Baby products business Mothercare created a “sham” redundancy to sack an employee who took maternity leave.

Mergers and acquisitions

Royal Mail takeover approved, staff to receive dividend

by Jo Faragher 16 Dec 2024
by Jo Faragher 16 Dec 2024

The government has approved the takeover of Royal Mail’s parent company to Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky.

TalkTalk
Job creation and losses

TalkTalk to shed more than 100 jobs to save £120m

by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 16 Dec 2024
by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 16 Dec 2024

TalkTalk is cutting hundreds of jobs in an attempt to save more than £120 million as part of a “radical” restructuring plan.

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Retail

Retailers accused of hiring ‘gig’ workers with no rights

by Jo Faragher 16 Dec 2024
by Jo Faragher 16 Dec 2024

Retail companies are recruiting young store assistants without basic employment rights for seasonal work, an investigation by the Observer has alleged.

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Workplace culture

Exiting ministers who breach rules to lose payouts

Ministers who leave office following a serious breach of conduct rules will be stopped from getting pay-outs from October this year.

by Jo Faragher 22 Jul 2025

Gregg Wallace investigation: 45 allegations upheld

by Jo Faragher 14 Jul 2025

Why online training won’t help reduce sexual harassment

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Gregg Wallace sacked amid fresh misconduct allegations

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Hybrid working

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Recruitment & retention

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Equality, diversity and inclusion

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Case law

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Pay & benefits

Online HMRC service set to help employees check tax

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Immigration

MPs demand Home Office tightens visas to protect workers from exploitation

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Industrial action / strikes

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