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Research perspectives

TUC research shows workforce concern over workplace monitoring

The TUC has warned employers that they must be clear with staff about their monitoring policies, after research revealed that more than half of workers believe they are monitored at work. The survey of more …

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ET Hearings being postponed at short notice, research reveals

Employment Tribunal hearings are being postponed at short notice, new research has revealed. Data obtained by People Management magazine under a Freedom of Information (FOI) request showed that in the period August 2017 to March 2018, 3,365 …

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Rise in cases of bullying and harassment of Barristers blamed on work-related pressures

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 …

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Age discrimination still rife in the workplace, Parliamentary Committee says

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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Women more likely to suffer from workplace “banter”

An Institute of Leadership & Management survey has found that women are twice as likely as men to lose confidence at work because of the negative banter they experience. One in 10 (10%) women said …

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​Report finds “staggering levels” of racism at work

A report by business psychologists Pearn Kandola has found that more than half of UK employees have witnessed racism in the workplace, but the majority have failed to act on or report it. In a …

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