The already large backlog of 35,653 Employment Tribunal cases as at March 2020 has been worsened by the onset of COVID, analysis has revealed. The ET service initially adjourned most cases via telephone hearings whilst …
The development charity Tearfund has announced it is stepping back from using non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in settlements with staff. It will no longer initiate discussions about NDAs, and staff who signed NDAs in the past …
The UK’s financial watchdog the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched mandatory training to help its staff identify individuals making protected disclosures and make sure intelligence received by the FCA is dealt with correctly and …
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The umbrella body for development charities, Bond has launched a toolkit, Developing and Modelling a Positive Safeguarding Culture, urging a “step up” in the protection from abuse of both beneficiaries and staff. The toolkit, funded by …
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The latest figures on Employment Tribunal claims show a sharp rise in multiple cases, with a particular increase in disputes centred on working time and age discrimination. In the period October to December 2020, whilst …
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A letter from the ethnic minority network at Sellafield, leaked to the BBC, has revealed multiple allegations of racial abuse. The letter, initially sent to the company’s board detailed a series of twenty seven …
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