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Forklift driver wins unfair dismissal claim after mistakenly breaking Covid rules

2 December 2021

1 December 2021

Flexibility from employers is essential to keep unpaid carers in employment

Carers UK has published new research ‘Supporting carers at work: opportunity and imperative’ which showed that whilst some employers were more supportive of carers within...

30 November 2021

New report shows that work has become more secure in the UK despite the pandemic

The latest report from the CIPD shows there has not been an increase in job insecurity and that most of those in the non-permanent category,...

29 November 2021

Bus driver unfairly dismissed for crashing bus into house

In the case of Robert Corrin v Department of Infrastructure a bus driver who was sacked after an accident that saw his runaway single-decker crash...

26 November 2021

EY under pressure from employees after sexual harassment of colleague

The Financial Times and City AM have reported that Ernst Young, one of the big four accounting firms, is facing a backlash from staff after...

25 November 2021

Employment Appeals Tribunal dismisses Council’s appeal against employee who was unfairly dismissed over comments made at rally

In the case of London Borough Of Hammersmith And Fulham v Keable an employee from the council’s Environmental Health Department was unfairly dismissed for serious...

24 November 2021

Parents productivity drops if they feel ashamed over their parenting duties

A Durham University Business School study has found that parents who feel ashamed when something at work calls into question their parenting role, are less...

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What businesses can do to boost diversity and inclusion in the workplace

23 November 2021

22 November 2021

14 year old waitress fired for being ‘too young’ wins discrimination case

In the case of Ms H Cassidy v The Daimler Foundation Ltd, Hazel Cassidy is a schoolgirl who was employed by The Daimler Foundation as...

19 November 2021

AIG trainee wins victimisation case after claiming ‘unconscious bias’

In the case of Ms J Nyeko v AIG Asset Management (Europe) Limited, Ms Nyeko commenced employment with AIG on 30 July 2018, shortly after...

18 November 2021

Clarks accused of using agency workers to cover strike

The BBC reports that the shoe retailer Clarks is in a dispute with a trade union over the alleged use of agency workers to cover...

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MPs call on the government to take urgent action on Artificial Intelligence accountability

17 November 2021

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