Can an employer tell you what to wear? When Nicola Thorp was recently sent home from work, it was because of her refusal to comply with a company’s dress code request. She was asked to wear shoes with heels between 2 inches and 4 inches in height, and was sent
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Very few managers would openly admit to discriminatory behaviours, even to their closest friends. You might think that you would never discriminate, but the statistics would suggest that workplace discrimination is much more common than you might think. In 2013-2014: more than 3,000 racial discrimination claims were made against employers
CVs, covering letters, application forms, interviews, recruitment fees… There are so many things to think about when you’re hiring a new employee. It’s possible that you might forget one or two things, but forgetting the essential Right to Work checks could leave you £20,000 worse off! Ready to hire? Check
80%. When you’re talking about workplace bullying, 80% is a significant statistic. 80% of workers have experienced bullying in the workplace. Some of those will have been bullied once or twice, with issues later being resolved, whilst others will be victims of a relentless campaign of mistreatment or abuse that
Are you worried about your employees handing in their notice of resignation? A 2011 study by the Office for National Statistics found that 57% of people choose to leave their jobs. The remaining 43% are those that have to leave for another reason, such as redundancy or dismissal. With the