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Teaching assistant wins discrimination tribunal after home working snub

A black teaching assistant won £17,000 from an employment tribunal after being denied the ability to work from home during Covid-19 despite her white colleague being allowed to.

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Government urged to prioritise "overdue" paternity leave reforms

Nearly half of employers (46%) would welcome extensions to statutory paternity leave and pay, according to research from the CIPD.

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Best of HR books: August 2022

We delve into the new releases to find out what HR has been reading this month.

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Employer podcasts preferred over company-wide emails

Podcasts could be the answer to email fatigue as around half (47%) of employees said they would rather listen to one that receive a company-wide email.

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Internal Met Police legal cases cost body £1m

The Metropolitan Police has paid out £1.2 million in discrimination claim payouts since 2017, according to a Freedom of Information request.

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Desperate labour market leads to record low youth unemployment

Youth unemployment has reached record lows, according to research from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

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Most employees happy to have their output monitored at work

Employees are happy for technology and data to monitor their output, provided they know exactly what data is being used.

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TUC campaign criticised for not announcing general strike

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has launched a campaign to increase the minimum wage amid accusations that the government is abandoning workers to navigate the cost of living crisis by themselves.

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Employee asked to wear period sticker shows need for workplace boundaries

A cafe owner in Australia has caused controversy after asking female employees to wear red stickers to show when they are on their period.

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M&S worker wins tribunal claim after refusing to relocate

A former Marks and Spencer (M&S) employee has won a claim of constructive dismissal against the retailer after he resigned due to being forced to move to a different store.

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Liz Truss' proposed IR35 review branded insufficient

Conservative leadership candidate Liz Truss this week pledged to review IR35 regulations if she becomes prime minister, but critics have said it needs complete reform.

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CEO pay soars, but female execs lose out

The median pay for FTSE 100 CEOs in 2021 was £3 million, 109 times more than the pay of an average full-time worker in the UK.

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