The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) has launched a range of online safeguarding resources, to support voluntary organisations in preventing beneficiaries, staff and others from suffering harm. The resources have been created to achieve phase …
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A survey of 1,378 doctors by the clinician resources website Medscape had found that one in five doctors have either experienced or witnessed sexual harassment at work within the last three years. Inappropriate behaviour most often came from …
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The Charity Commission has reported that whistle blowing disclosures in the sector have more than doubled in the last two years. The Commission received 185 whistleblowing disclosures between 1 April 2018 and 31 March 2019, compared …
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Lloyd’s of London, the world’s oldest insurance market, has revealed that 8 per cent of its workforce – some 480 people – reported having either seen or suffered sexual harassment at work in the past …
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A tribunal has ordered the reinstatement of a council manager and the payment of £100,618 in lost wages after his claim of unfair dismissal was upheld. Mr Thornhill, who had worked for Camden Borough Council …
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An Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that covertly recording a meeting in the course of a formal disciplinary or grievance process is not always misconduct and may be acceptable in specific cases. The EAT …
