The Charity Commission has issued a “formal regulatory alert” that urges international aid charities to address weaknesses in the ways they seek to prevent exploitation and abuse. The Commission has contacted more than 5,000 charities …
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The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is to review whistleblowing protections following the publication of data by whistleblowing advice service Protect. This revealed that one in four COVID-19 whistle blowers who contacted …
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A new ‘road map’ for employment tribunal proceedings covering this year and next year issued by the Presidents of the Employment Tribunals for England, Wales and Scotland indicates that “virtual” employment tribunals are here to …
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A group of ex-employees from craft beer brewing company BrewDog are campaigning to bring to light their negative experiences at work. The Punks with Purpose campaign posted an open letter on Twitter that subsequently attracted a significant …
The government it set to launch a single enforcement body to protect workers’ rights and clamp down on unscrupulous employment practices. The new body – yet to be named – will be responsible for tackling …
Girlguiding has apologised and set out a new strategy after an audit found discrimination within the organisation. The audit, involving over 200 people within Girlguiding, including volunteers, girls, parents, carers and staff, revealed instances of racism, Islamophobia, homophobia, …
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