An independent review into workplace vulture at the charity Save the Children has found that almost one in five staff have experienced harassment or discrimination. Twenty-eight per cent of the 700 current members of …
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In the case of Talon Engineering Ltd v Smith, Mrs Smith, a long-serving employee of Talon Engineering Ltd sent ‘unprofessional’ emails to a contact. She also tried to hide some of these emails from her …
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UK universities need to do more to avoid “failing sexual harassment victims”, according to research by the 1752 Group, funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England. The researchers interviewed a small number of …
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In Doy v Clays, Doy was accused of threatening behaviour towards his managers following a work-related dispute. These threats led to one of the managers moving his family out of their home. Following a disciplinary …
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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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Nearly one in four employees (23%) say they or a colleague have been discriminated against in the past 12 months. This is the conclusion of research undertaken by Learnlight, an educational technology and language skills …
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