The umbrella body for development charities, Bond has launched a toolkit, Developing and Modelling a Positive Safeguarding Culture, urging a “step up” in the protection from abuse of both beneficiaries and staff. The toolkit, funded by …
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A Tribunal has awarded a lecturer accused of sending “aggressive” messages to colleagues £15,000 for unfair dismissal as there had not been a proper investigation into the allegations made against him. It said there had …
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The latest figures on Employment Tribunal claims show a sharp rise in multiple cases, with a particular increase in disputes centred on working time and age discrimination. In the period October to December 2020, whilst …
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A letter from the ethnic minority network at Sellafield, leaked to the BBC, has revealed multiple allegations of racial abuse. The letter, initially sent to the company’s board detailed a series of twenty seven …
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A survey of 900 employees, conducted by MetLife, found almost three-quarters (72 per cent) felt their relationship with their employer had changed because of their response to the coronavirus crisis. Nearly half (47 per …
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A Tribunal has ruled that a security officer accused of stealing a wallet from lost property was unfairly dismissed due to the employer’s inadequate investigation. Mr Adeshina who worked night shifts at St Thomas’ Hospital …
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