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Meta has begun trialing AI-assisted technical interviews for software engineering candidates, inviting employees to participate in mock sessions that reflect real-world developer workflows.

#Meta #AI

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August 1, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Thanks to careful change management, Animal Nutrition & Health has achieved its lowest voluntary turnover in recent years, with staff kept engaged, motivated, and excited for the firm’s future.

#changemanagement

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August 1, 2025 at 11:06 AM
ServiceNow CEO Bill McDermott, says a revolution is taking place in support with artificial intelligence wiping out many of what he describes as "soul-crushing" roles.

#AI

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July 31, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Bakery chain Gail’s has rejected allegations it uses CCTV to spy on workers and find reasons to discipline them.

#monitoring #CCTV

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July 31, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Federal employees may discuss and promote their religious beliefs in the workplace, the Trump administration says, citing religious freedoms protected by the US Constitution.

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July 30, 2025 at 3:30 PM
A male BT worker who made a middle finger gesture toward his female colleague on multiple occasions was not guilty of sexual harassment, a tribunal has ruled.

#EmploymentTribunal #sexualharassment

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July 30, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Netflix has been hit with a lawsuit by a former senior labor relations attorney who claims she was terminated in retaliation for reporting racial and sexual misconduct by two executives.

#lawsuit #Netflix

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July 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Karen Seth, People Director, Canal & River Trust spent her career working for Britain's biggest supermarkets including Sainsbury's and the Co-op; today she heads up the Canal & River Trust. Here, she talks about her transition to the third sector.

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July 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Beseiged tech company Astronomer has managed to turn the recent unexpected controversy which lead to the resignation of its CEO and CPO into a PR win, with an impromptu video from Gwyneth Paltrow, actress and former wife of Coldplay frontman Chris Martin.

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July 28, 2025 at 3:52 PM
A global IT firm discriminated against a senior employee with ADHD by failing to run neurodiversity and ADHD awareness training sessions recommended to support her in the workplace, an employment tribunal has ruled.

#EmploymentTribunal

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July 28, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Paramount Pictures is facing legal action from two former employees who allege the company allowed sexual harassment and assault by a senior executive to go unchecked.

#SexualHarassment

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July 22, 2025 at 3:22 PM
A couple who were dismissed by Waitrose after taking an unauthorised trip abroad claimed they were discriminated against because they returned to work with “tanned skin”.

#employmenttribunal #unfairdismissal

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July 22, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Andy Byron resigned as CEO of Astronomer on Saturday, following the Coldplay kiss cam scandal that captured him embracing the company’s HR chief.

#HR #Leadership

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July 21, 2025 at 3:28 PM
A council employee who secretly held four public sector jobs at the same time has been found guilty of fraud amounting to more than £230,000.

#Fraud #TalentManagement

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July 21, 2025 at 11:30 AM
A video taken at a Coldplay concert has gone viral, after it appeared to show an embrace between the CEO of Astronomer and his Chief HR Officer, who is not his wife.

#ViralVideo

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July 18, 2025 at 11:17 AM
BNY Mellon has revealed that dozens of its new AI-powered “digital employees” now operate with system logins and direct human line managers.

#AI

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July 17, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Return to office mandates by major employers are creating a widening gap between men and women’s work patterns, as more women opt to remain remote while men return to physical workplaces.

#Returntooffice

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July 16, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Moët Hennessy is facing a £1.1 million lawsuit from a former executive who claims she was subjected to a toxic workplace culture, including being told she needed “anti-seduction” training and was “gagging for it”.

#sexualharassment

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July 16, 2025 at 11:20 AM
New CIPD research reveals a growing mismatch between employer and employee expectations that saw more than a million UK workers – and younger workers in particular - leave their jobs in the past year due to a lack of flexibility.

#FlexibleWorking

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July 15, 2025 at 11:20 AM
The UK government has launched a new pilot aimed at cutting the number of people being signed off work through sick notes, with ministers saying too many are being “written off” without support.

#sickness #wokrplacewellbeing

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July 14, 2025 at 11:49 AM
While some businesses have opted to effectively rebrand DEI programs amid federal pressure rather than axing them outright, it’s fair to say that T-Mobile has left no room for doubt.

#DEI

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July 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The Government’s pledge to raise living standards across the UK faces a substantial challenge as many workers continue to feel financially insecure, researchers have warned.

#FinancialWellbeing

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July 11, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Employees who are subject to harassment or discrimination will no longer be silenced by controversial non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), as part of amendments to the Employment Rights Bill.

#EmploymentRights

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July 9, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Wall Street firms are stepping up investment in employee wellbeing, with top hedge funds turning to medical experts to drive performance and retention, mirroring strategies long dramatized in shows like Billions.

#EmployeeWellbeing

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July 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Parents who experience a miscarriage before 24 weeks of pregnancy will be entitled to bereavement leave under a proposed change to UK law.

#miscarriage #workplacewellbeing

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July 8, 2025 at 11:24 AM