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FCA accused of 'mission creep' as it tries to get involved in HR
Mortgage Professional Australia
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July 3, 2025
Griffith argued that matters such as harassment and violence are already governed by existing criminal, employment and civil law. “Clearly that conduct and those offences are wrong - I don’t condone or diminish in any way,” he said. “But at a time...
Power company salesman abused by public loses claim
RTE Ireland
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July 3, 2025
A field sales rep for PrePayPower, who said his bosses were "at best indifferent, and at worst hostile" when told them of escalating abuse from the public amid record energy price inflation, has failed in a claim for constructive dismissal. The...
Utah Bath & Body Works store accused of religious discrimination against Latter-day Saint employee
The Salt Lake Tribune - Utah
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July 3, 2025
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) A soap display in a closed Bath and Body Works store in 2020. A former manager of the company's Layton store has filed a complaint, claiming religious discrimination after she was fired for not using a...
NHS 10-year Health Plan sets out vision for better trained, homegrown staff
Personnel Today
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July 3, 2025
The government’s newly published 10-Year Health Plan for England envisages a workforce that is ‘better treated, more motivated, have better training and more scope to develop their careers.’ According to the plan, by 2035, there will be fewer...
Thailand holds its breath
Bangkok Post
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July 6, 2025
The Thai business sector remains optimistic that tariff negotiations with the US can yield a favourable outcome after Vietnam recently made headlines by securing a 20% tariff rate on shipments to the US along with a waiver on import duties for...
Employment rights bill reforms set to start this year as government unveils roadmap
People Management
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The UK government has today (Tuesday 1 July) released a roadmap for implementing the employment rights bill, setting out a phased timetable for delivering what it claims will be the most significant upgrade to worker protections in decades. The...
CEO Explains Why He's Ending 'Unlimited' Time Off for Employees
Newsweek
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July 3, 2025
Bolt, a payment startup known for pioneering progressive workplace perks, has ended its unlimited paid time off (PTO) policy. Founder and CEO Ryan Breslow made the announcement via LinkedIn, calling the idea "totally broken." Breslow, who returned...
The Elder Scrolls Online Dev's Unannounced MMO Was Doing Well and Even Scaling Up as Xbox Cancelation Blindsided Staff, Sources Say
IGN
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July 3, 2025
Yesterday, amid the layoffs of around 9,100 staff at Microsoft including thousands from its Xbox Gaming Divisions, we learned that one of the impacted projects was an unannounced MMO from ZeniMax Online Studios. Now, IGN has learned that the...
Bospar named analyst relations AOR for HR, payroll software company Remote.com
PR Week
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July 3, 2025
SAN FRANCISCO: HR and payroll software company Remote.com has hired Bospar as its first analyst relations AOR to extend the company’s reach to market influencers and analyst firms. The independent agency is leading Remote.com’s work to raise its...
KIKO MILANO appoints Paul Crawford as VP of HR, North America
ETHRWorld EMEA
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July 3, 2025
KIKO MILANO has appointed Paul Crawford as Vice President of Human Resources for North America, signalling a strategic workforce investment as the global beauty brand deepens its presence in the region. In his new role, Crawford will lead HR...
Reducing carbon emissions in the maritime industry is an inevitable and urgent trend
Hellenic Shipping News
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July 6, 2025
This is the affirmation of Deputy General Director Nguyen Ngoc Anh, representing Vietnam National Shipping Lines, participating in the working delegation of the Vietnam Maritime Administration to attend the Technical Conference on Carbon Emission...
Infosys Employee Caught Filming Women in Restroom
SightsIn Plus
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July 3, 2025
- Advertisement - In a deeply disturbing incident that has sent shockwaves through India’s corporate corridors, Infosys, one of the country’s largest IT services firms, has terminated a senior associate consultant after he was caught secretly...
Shorts at work: Should HR set a summer heatwave dress code?
HR Magazine
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July 3, 2025
As the UK's heatwave begins to subside, we asked commentators whether employees should dress differently in summer heat, and if HR should set the protocol. The BBC recently cited a YouGov poll published in 2022 that was conducted on the UK’s...
Children’s rights commissioner warns of severe staff shortage
Cyprus Mail
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July 3, 2025
Children’s rights commissioner Despo Michaelidou on Thursday sounded the alarm over staff shortages, saying that her department lacked the necessary human resources to deal with complaints quickly. “Only one officer handles the processing of...
Employment Rights Bill Legislation Roadmap Published – Sector Reaction
FE News
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July 1, 2025
The Government has published the Employment Rights Bill Implementation Roadmap, setting out timelines for measures in the Bill coming into effect. The rollout of all measures will follow a structured timeline, so that stakeholders can plan their...
Redefining the employee benefits playbook: Why one-size-fits-all is no longer enough
ETHRWorld
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July 3, 2025
Loop Health Roundtable ConferenceIn an era where personalisation drives nearly every aspect of life, the workplace can no longer remain an exception. At an exclusive closed-door roundtable hosted by ETHRWorld and Loop , senior HR, Total Rewards,...
CBRM refusing to release staff survey results, but police union says low morale is no secret
CBC/Radio-Canada
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July 3, 2025
Cape Breton Regional Municipality is refusing to release the results of a wellness survey of its first responders, but the union representing police says it's no secret that officer morale is in the tank. CBRM says it is keeping the survey of...
Microsoft Laying Off 9,000 Employees - 4% Of Workforce
Search Engine Roundtable
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July 3, 2025
Microsoft will be laying off about 4% of its workforce, which is about 9,000 employees. It is unclear if any of those jobs are across the Bing, Copilot or Microsoft Advertising businesses, or any search-related business. It does seem like the...
Elon Musk’s SpaceX sued by former employee over alleged racial discrimination
The Economic Times
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July 3, 2025
A former technician at Elon Musk's aerospace company SpaceX has filed a lawsuit accusing it of racial discrimination. L’Tavious Rice, who is Black, worked as a materials inspector for the company. He claims he was fired for arriving late to work...
Business News | AI and Upskilling Drive HR Transformation in 2025, Reveals Capterra India Survey
Latestly
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July 3, 2025
VMPL Gurgaon (Haryana) [India], July 3: Capterra India announced its 2025 HR Software Trends Survey, shedding light on the transformative shifts within India's human resources landscape. The comprehensive survey, which includes insights from 294...