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Employees should be allowed to carry out Trade Union activities in the workplace
The Socialist Worker recently reported on an Employment Tribunal claim involving a Trade Union activist and her employer, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (“EHRC”). Her employer attempted to...
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New age discrimination claim being pursued against television channel
A report in today’s Guardian newspaper outlines that Mr John McCririck is pursuing an Employment Tribunal claim against Channel 4 and IMG Sports Media after he was dropped from the presenting team of...
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11 civil servants lose jobs because of social media use
The Guardian reported last week that eleven civil servants in the Department for Work and Pensions have lost their jobs in the last couple of years because of their interaction with social media and...
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Man wins age discrimination claim after being referred to as “Yoda”
An employee has won his age discrimination and unfair dismissal claim against his employers after he was nicknamed “Yoda” and made redundant. Mr Nolan, a service team leader at Evans Halshaw Motorhouse...
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Schroders trader arrested as part of FSA insider dealing probe
An equity trader at Schroders was arrested in January on suspicion of insider dealing, reports the Financial Times. The Financial Times confirmed in January that an equity trader at Schroders as well...
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Former Stobart truckers make unfair dismissal claims in the Employment Tribunal
The News and Star reports that two former Stobart truck drivers have made a claim to the Employment Tribunal after they were made redundant last year. David McKain and Geoffrey Smitham, both from...
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Managing health and safety in the workplace – an introduction
Health and safety in the workplace is a prevalent issue for employers and is a constant theme in the media (see the recent – and probably justified – coverage of the “triangular flapjack whack rap...
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HSBC announces further job cuts
HSBC have announced further cuts in its drive to structure its UK operations. HSBC announced on Tuesday that it would be looking to implement up to 3,166 job cuts in the UK, mostly from its wealth...
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