A former NHS trust manager who was unfairly dismissed and suffered racial discrimination has been awarded a reported £1 million by London South Employment Tribunal. Richard Hastings, an IT manager at King’s College NHS Foundation Trust, was dismissed for gross misconduct in October 2015 after he was accused of assault following a dispute with aRead more about Tribunal awards NHS manager £1m in racial discrimination case[…]

More than third of workers who are aware of misconduct at work remain silent according to new research by The Institute of Business Ethics (IBE), in Partnership with The Ethics Centre. The Ethics at Work survey of 752 Australian workers found that one in four (24%) have been aware of misconduct during the past yearRead more about A third of workers remain silent when they see wrongdoing[…]

Britain can unilaterally reverse its decision to leave the European Union, Europe’s top court was told on Tuesday 27th November at an urgent hearing in a case supporters of membership hope could pave the way to a second referendum and ultimately stop Brexit. Lawyers for a group of Scottish politicians want the European Court of JusticeRead more about UK can unilaterally reverse Brexit, EU’s top court told[…]

An annual study commissioned by Leeds-based Cascade HR reveals that employee engagement will be the biggest challenge facing HR professional in 2019. The topic tops the list for the second year running, with 40% of the 423 respondents believing it will be their biggest challenge over the next 12 months. Recruitment and retention were aRead more about Employee engagement tops HR professionals’ list of concerns for 2019[…]

The former HR Chief at the Co-operative Group has won equal pay and unfair dismissal claims against her employer – the Guardian reports. Sam Walker claimed that she was dismissed after accentuating issues surrounding her pay and warning company leaders that the Co-op may have had gender pay disparities for men and women carrying outRead more about Former Co-op HR Chief wins equal pay and unfair dismissal claims[…]

The 2018 Hampton-Alexander Review was published on Tuesday 13th November. In 2016, the Review established clear targets aiming at increasing the number of women in leadership positions across FTSE 350 companies: 33% representation of women on FTSE 350 boards and FTSE 350 executive committee and the direct reports to executive committee by 2020. The reportRead more about 2018 Hampton-Alexander Review[…]