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Inquiry at the Royal College of Nursing reveals a “bullying and misogynistic culture”

  An inquiry into the Royal College of Nursing has revealed a bullying, misogynistic and sexual culture, and a senior leadership team “riddled with division, dysfunction and distrust”. The independent investigation by Bruce Carr KC has …

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New guidance on monitoring at work out for consultation

  The importance of having a clear policy on employee monitoring has been highlighted in new guidance published by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). Consultation on draft new guidance for employers on monitoring at work has now …

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Employment news, Research perspectives

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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Case law updates

Employer’s response to Covid whistleblowing leads to successful unfair dismissal and detriment claim

An Employment Tribunal has upheld a claim of unfair dismissal and detriment by a cleaner after he made protected disclosures about working conditions during the Covid pandemic. The Tribunal heard that Mr Hernandez was dismissed …

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Company news, Employment news

Challenging toxic cultures – the role of Investigative Review

    Reports in just the last few months at the Bartlett School of Architecture, at Macmillan Cancer Support and at Amnesty International have shone further light on the way toxic, abusive and dysfunctional cultures …

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Research perspectives

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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