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BBC to look into recovering Huw Edwards' pay

Tim Davie, director general of the BBC, has said he will “look at all options” to recover pay from newsreader and presenter Huw Edwards, who this week pleaded guilty to accessing indecent photos of...

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Prisoner swap: How HR can best use negotiation skills

The US government has successfully negotiated a prisoner exchange with Russia, leading to the safe return of three political prisoners.

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Murder suspect unfairly dismissed over reputation risk, tribunal rules

A care assistant who was charged with murder was unfairly dismissed, a tribunal found, as her employer did not properly investigate whether the charges would cause damage to their reputation.

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Half of employees can't live comfortably on salary

Nearly half (47%) of UK employees do not think their current salary is enough to live comfortably on, a survey by loan company Viva Money revealed yesterday (1 August).

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Degree requirement in Lidl redundancy criteria was age discrimination

A senior construction consultant at Lidl was indirectly discriminated against by a redundancy selection criteria that required him to have a degree, a tribunal found.

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Officials accuse Kemi Badenoch of bullying them to tears

Kemi Badenoch has been accused of creating an intimidating atmosphere in her previous department when she was secretary of state for business and trade.

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Police officer found guilty of work avoidance tactics

A Leicestershire police officer was found to have committed gross misconduct after an investigation revealed that he was using work avoidance tactics while working from home.

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Should HR let employees work from home during a heatwave?

Concern has been raised for employees’ health and safety as a heatwave hits the UK this week. Temperatures have reached 32C in some parts of the country.

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Evri to recruit 9,000 new workers amid expansion

Representatives of parcel delivery service Evri are to recruit for 9,000 new UK employees as part of the business' expansion.

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Whistleblowing tribunals rise: What can HR do?

The number of tribunal claims that involved whistleblowing rose by 92% between 2015 and 2023, the Financial Times reported (29 July 2024). We asked commentators how HR can resolve whistleblowing...

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Job ads showing salary hit record low

Less than half (47.7%) of job adverts featured salary information in June 2024, the lowest recorded figure since job postings platform Adzuna started tracking the metric in 2016.

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One in five employees have no cybersecurity training

Nearly a fifth (18%) of employees have never received cybersecurity training, a survey by security awareness company KnowBe4 found.

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