Third sector
Age Concern exec undermined by trustees wins £26k in compensation
A former charity CEO has won more than £26,000 in compensation after being constructively dismissed from her role.
Gillian Smith...
Number of employers expecting job cuts goes up by half
One in three organisations expects to cut jobs in the third quarter of 2020, according to the latest Labour Market...
Strengthen whistleblowing regulations for the third sector, urges charity
Staff should raise concerns without fear of repercussions, says Protect.
RSPCA prepares to make one fifth of staff redundant
Animal welfare charity the RSPCA is to make almost one fifth of its employees redundant, due in part to the...
Chancellor announces £750m fund for front-line charities
The government will allocate £750m to support charities working on the front line of the coronavirus crisis, chancellor of the...
Aid agencies urged to join staff misconduct data sharing scheme
More UK aid agencies are being encouraged to join a data-sharing scheme which helps stop perpetrators of sexual abuse from...
Charity boss who doctored minutes to inflate pay sent to prison
The former chief executive of an animal charity has been sentenced to seven years in prison after he forged the...
Movers and shakers: Protect, NHS, The Collective and Marshall Motors
Personnel Today’s first far-from-exhaustive listing of appointments in the HR world includes a new NHS post to promote flexible working...
Citizens Advice training document ‘propagated racial stereotypes’
Citizens Advice in England and Wales has produced a staff training document accused of spreading racist stereotypes.
The document, which...
Church of England asset management report reveals huge pay gap
Church Commissioners, the organisation that manages the assets of the Church of England, has a huge pay gap between its...
Charity workers’ mental health at risk
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.
Charity calls for cardiac rehabilitation overhaul to increase uptake
Only half of patients eligible for cardiac rehabilitation are taking it up, with a charity urging the NHS to change...
Charity scandal: can employers inform others about misconduct?
Amid the misconduct scandal surrounding the charity sector, Oxfam and other charities suggest that better systems to inform other prospective...
Oxfam sex scandal spreads to UK charity shops
The sex scandal engulfing Oxfam’s operations overseas has now extended to its charity shops in the UK, after its former...
Workforce engagement: lessons from the third sector
Any organisation that increases output 20-fold with only a three-fold increase in staff must come from the private sector, right?...
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