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Discrimination gets ‘marching orders’ in Armed Forces

A review by Air Chief Marshal Michael Wigston into inappropriate behaviour in the military has found an “unacceptable level” of inappropriate behaviour in the UK Armed Forces and a “sub-optimal” system for dealing with it. …

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Charities suffer fraud losses

Charities reported fraud losses of almost £8m last year, according to figures released by the UK’s national reporting centre, Action Fraud. Accountancy firm RSM obtained the figures through a freedom of information request. It found …

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PPMA launches campaign to tackle public sector bullying

The Public Services People Managers Association (PPMA has launched a campaign to treat bullying in the public sector as a public health issue. The ‘Out of The Shadows’ campaign aims to gather the largest dataset …

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Demand for Acas conciliation services on the rise

The Acas 2018/19 annual report has revealed a 21 per cent increase in the demand of its conciliation services. There were around 132,000 notifications of early conciliation in the past year, with 39,000 of those …

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Legal advice line launched to support sexual harassment victims

A new legal advice line, supported by a group of women’s charities and by the actress Emma Watson, has been launched as a response to the increased scale of complaints of sexual harassment and is …

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Parliamentary group calls for whistle blowing overhaul

The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on whistle blowers – set up in 2018 to expose existing problems, change the negative treatment of whistle blowers and suggest practical solutions to deliver enhanced protection in the UK – …

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