NHS directors who don’t take adequate steps to stamp out bullying could be dismissed under revised legal guidelines. A ‘fit and proper’ test currently ensures that NHS directors have a duty of care to their patients, …
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The outstanding caseload of employment tribunals has more than doubled over the past 12 months, according to official statistics, following the huge increase in cases in the year since the abolition of tribunal fees. The …
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Data obtained from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy by People Management under a freedom of information (FOI) request has revealed that in 2017, 56 awards worth £394,505 went unpaid because of insolvency. Over the longer …
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Police chiefs have agreed to tackle the sexual harassment of staff following a report by UNISON, the LSE and the University of Surrey revealed incidents of inappropriate leering, sexual gestures and being pressured to have …
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The Bar Council’s Barristers’ Working Lives 2017: Harassment and bullying Report records that 21% of employed and 12% of self-employed barristers have personally experienced harassment and bullying, and 16% of employed and 13% of self-employed barristers …
A recent report from the Parliamentary Women and Equalities Committee says that age discrimination is rife in the workplace. This follows repeated concerns that longstanding age discrimination legislation is not being sufficiently enforced. The Committee …
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