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    Renationalisation: what does it entail for HR?

    by Ashleigh Webber 24 May 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 24 May 2019

    Returning privately run agencies to public ownership, as the National Probation Service will soon experience, is becoming increasingly common. So what does nationalisation mean for HR?

    • Age discrimination
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    • Age

    Oxford University’s retirement age not discriminatory, tribunal finds

    by Ashleigh Webber 23 May 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 23 May 2019

    A former Oxford University academic who was forced to retire at 67 has lost his claim for unfair dismissal and...

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    IR35: HMRC’s defence of status tool is like ‘climate change denial’

    by Rob Moss 23 May 2019
    by Rob Moss 23 May 2019

    Campaigners have accused HM Revenue & Customs of acting in a manner “akin to climate change denial” in its defence...

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    Academic staff suffer ‘epidemic’ of poor mental health

    by Jo Faragher 23 May 2019
    by Jo Faragher 23 May 2019

    There is an “epidemic” of poor mental health among higher education staff, according to Freedom of Information requests gathered from...

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    RMT union secures two-year pay deal with Network Rail

    by Rob Moss 22 May 2019
    by Rob Moss 22 May 2019

    The RMT Union has won an above-inflation pay deal with Network Rail and has written to the track and infrastructure...

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    Charity workers’ mental health at risk

    by Jo Faragher 20 May 2019
    by Jo Faragher 20 May 2019

    Four out of five workers in the charity sector have suffered workplace stress in the past 12 months, and 42% felt their job was damaging their mental health.

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    Whistleblowing culture ‘firmly entrenched’ in the UK

    by Adam McCulloch 16 May 2019
    by Adam McCulloch 16 May 2019

    Although 35% of UK businesses have no system in place for whistleblowing, a comparison with other economically similar nations in Europe shows that the UK is ahead of the curve.

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    Proselytising Christian nurse loses second appeal against dismissal

    by Rob Moss 14 May 2019
    by Rob Moss 14 May 2019

    A nurse in Kent dismissed for “preaching” to patients has lost a second appeal against an employment tribunal ruling that...

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    ‘Alarming’ levels of PTSD identified among police workforce

    by Ashleigh Webber 10 May 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 10 May 2019

    Almost a fifth of police officers experience symptoms of either post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or “Complex PTSD”, with PTSD rates...

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    NatWest pays female worker £150,000 to settle equal pay claim

    by Ashleigh Webber 10 May 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 10 May 2019

    A former NatWest employee has won a £150,000 pay out after it emerged she was earning thousands of pounds less than a male colleague.

    • General Data Protection Regulation
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    • Criminal records

    How to navigate managers regime, GDPR and criminal records checks

    by David Palmer and David Lorimer 10 May 2019
    by David Palmer and David Lorimer 10 May 2019

    How financial firms need to navigate the major data privacy implications of criminal records checks made necessary by the Senior Managers and Certification Regime

    • Police
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    • Driving

    New legal test to protect police drivers

    by Ashleigh Webber 2 May 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 2 May 2019

    The government plans to introduce a new legal test to ensure police officers chasing suspected criminals on the roads do...

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    Prison service launched 6,600 disciplinary investigations in five years

    by Rob Moss 30 Apr 2019
    by Rob Moss 30 Apr 2019

    Nearly 2,700 prison staff in England and Wales were disciplined between 2013 and 2018 according to data released under the...

    • Bullying and harassment
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    • Retail

    Shop staff verbally abused or assaulted once a fortnight, union claims

    by Ashleigh Webber 30 Apr 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 30 Apr 2019

    A retail union has urged the government to better protect shop workers from violence and verbal abuse, after it emerged...

    • Financial services
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    • Employment tribunals

    Sharp rise in disability discrimination claims at tribunals

    by Adam McCulloch 29 Apr 2019
    by Adam McCulloch 29 Apr 2019

    There were 6,550 disability discrimination claims at employment tribunals last year, a 37% rise on the year before (4,770), according to Ministry of Justice figures.

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