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Number of employment tribunals referencing bullying allegations reaches record high

Research from law firm Fox and Partners had found there were 835 employment tribunals relating to bullying in 2021/22, up 44% from the previous year, with the number of claims having more than doubled since …

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Islamophobia affects majority of Muslims at work, recent research finds

An overwhelming majority of Muslim employees in the UK are suffering religious abuse at work. Research by the media platform Hyphen and market research company Savanta ComRes found 69% of Muslim workers have suffered some …

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Frontline workers suffered bullying, racism and harassment during the pandemic, EHRC finds

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has reported that lower-paid health and social care workers in frontline roles experienced bullying, racism, and harassment at work during the Covid-19 pandemic but felt unable to raise …

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Workplace Surveillance rising rapidly – and workers don’t like it

A survey conducted for the TUC by Britain Thinks has found that employee surveillance in the workplace has risen during the pandemic and now risks “spiralling out of control” Employee surveillance covers a wide range …

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UK ratifies the ILO convention on violence and harassment in employment

Employers will shortly have a new duty to prevent violence and harassment in the workplace as part of an international agreement on labour rights signed by the government. The UK became the eleventh country to …

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Holland Park School investigation

B3sixty has recently completed an investigation at an Academy Trust in London that has received widespread media coverage. The investigation process was typical of the type of detailed analysis that we apply to all our …

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