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Retail staff report “inappropriate behaviour”at work

In a survey of over one thousand retail staff commissioned by law firm Foot Anstey and Survation, 11 per cent said they had experienced inappropriate touching of a sexual nature while at work from either …

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Employment news

Home Office staff complain of discrimination at work

The Border Force and Immigration Enforcement agency has scored worst out of all government agencies and departments in a survey of personal experience of discrimination at work. One in five employees agreed with the statement …

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Badly handled investigation costs Scottish Government half a million

The Scottish government has had to pay former First Minister Alex Salmond £512k in legal costs following a badly handled investigation into allegations of sexual harassment.   The Scottish government had earlier admitted that it …

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Employment news

ET claims still on the rise – and the system is creaking badly

The latest Ministry of Justice figures for employment claims – for the period January to March 2019 – show a continuation of the steady increase in the number of employment tribunal claims compared to the …

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Campaign calls for law to make employers responsible for preventing sexual harassment at work

Trade unions, women’s rights organisations and charities have launched a joint campaign to persuade the government to introduce a new law to make employers responsible for protecting their staff from sexual harassment at work. ‘This …

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Case law updates

Investigation “lacking objectivity or rigour” leads to unfair dismissal outcome

A deputy care home manager accused of verbally abusing a vulnerable resident has won her case for unfair dismissal and awarded £11,000. Carol Streener (CS), a deputy manager who had worked for Barchester Healthcare at …

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