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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A survey by the charity the Young Women’s Trust has found that a third (32%) of young women do not know how to report sexual harassment at work and a quarter (25%) would be reluctant …
Over the past few months a number of EAT rulings have highlighted the part procedural faults can play in successful Tribunal Claims. * The case of a flexi-worker dismissed for “aggressive and threatening behaviour” needs …
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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 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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