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Lengthy disciplinary processes problematic, research finds

Nearly one in five employers experience their disciplinary processes dragging on for longer than three months, causing a significant drain on time and resources, a survey has found. Research by HR support service WorkNest  shows …

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Treasury Committee report seeks fundamental cultural change in financial services

The Parliamentary Treasury Committee has published a report into how the Financial Services sector works for women. The inquiry was launched to measure how much financial services has changed since 2018 when a previous Treasury …

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Campaign group seeks HE ban on staff-student relationships

The 1752 Group that campaigns in Higher Education to end staff sexual misconduct has called for more universities to introduce a ban on staff-student relationships after the Office for Students stopped short of requiring such …

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Bleak picture for neurodiverse employees

One in five neurodivergent employees say that they have faced discrimination or harassment at work. This is the headline finding from the CIPD’s report “Neuroinclusion at work.” The report paints a bleak picture for neurodiverse …

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Whistleblowing calls to Protect sees big increase

Calls to the national charity that supports whistleblowers rose by almost a quarter in 2023, and two-fifths of these claimed their concern had been ignored by their employer. Protect, the whistleblowing charity dealt with 3,407 …

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Workplace a major source of age discrimination, new research finds

Age discrimination is most commonly occurring at work. Research published alongside a campaign to tackle ageism in England has revealed that while ageism is also evident on social media and television, it is experienced most …

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