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Work-related Stress: 6 Careers Most Likely to Lead to Burnout

A new study has revealed the industry’s most likely to lead to burnout among workers, as more than a third have said they have cried at work in the past year.   Vision Direct surveyed 2,000 people across the UK to find out what was causing people to break down at work. According to the…

Leeds Pride 2024: LGBTQ+ Legal Rights Explained

Sunday marks the day of Leeds Pride, which celebrates all things LGBTQ+ in our city centre.   Colourful acts, drag, and live music will take to the streets to commemorate love, equality and friendship for all. Gay Pride has been celebrated for decades, to remember the Stonewall Riots, which took place in 1969. The riots,…

New plans to help women going through Menopause at work

As Labour came into power earlier this month, following the general election, we take a look at some of their proposals surrounding menopause in the workplace.   The Labour Party proposed in their manifesto that they would make changes to help women going through menopause by introducing a rule where all employers with over 250…

Employment changes proposed under new Labour government

After the general election earlier this month, workers and business owners should prepare themselves for a host of new changes that are expected to come into force under the new Labour government.   Before the election, Labour outlined several changes to employment law, stating that ‘Labour’s plan will make work pay’. They said this would…

Carer’s Week 2024: Legal rights for carers explained

Carer’s Week is here to highlight the challenges unpaid carers face every day and recognise the contribution they make to family, friends and society.   Statistics show there are more than 7 million carers in the UK today, who look after family or friends who have a mental or physical disability or illness, addiction, or…

NHS heart surgeon charged with 14 counts of sexual assault

A senior heart surgeon at an NHS hospital has been charged with 14 counts of sexual assault against six female members of staff over a five-year period.   Amal Bose, 54, formerly worked at Blackpool Victoria Hospital as the head of cardiovascular surgery but was arrested in August after reports of sexual offences against employees.…

Journalists launch legal action against BBC’s ‘rigged’ recruitment process

Four female journalists have launched legal action against the BBC after claiming the job application process was ‘rigged’.   Maxine Croxall and three other senior journalists launched the action after accusing the broadcaster of a ‘sham recruitment exercise’ which amounted to sex and age discrimination, as well as concerns over equal pay. The presenters, all…

Whitefield School: Staff members filmed ‘abusing’ children at special school

Staff members at a special school in London were filmed abusing children in so-called ‘calming rooms’,  but have still not been barred from working with children, a BBC investigation has found.   The abhorrent abuse was discovered when 44 memory sticks containing CCTV footage of classrooms were found in a sealed box, when new leadership…

Tata steelworkers vote for industrial action over plans to close blast furnaces

Around 1,500 Tata steelworkers based in Port Talbot and Newport Llanwern have voted decisively for industrial action over the company’s plan to close its blast furnaces and shed 2,800 jobs.   The ballot for strike action by members of Unite, the UK’s leading union, closed today with workers voting in favour of industrial action over…

Four major changes to employment law this month

Major changes have been made to employment law this week in a bid to give workers more control over their working hours, more protection when they’re pregnant and more flexibility for workers caring for a dependent.   The government has said the new changes coincide with their ‘Back to Work Plan’ to help people find,…