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Two taxi drivers have been awarded a combined £278,000 after an employment tribunal upheld their claims of race discrimination.

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Teacher wellbeing, retention and recruitment could be vastly improved by trialling a four-day working week, a campaign group has claimed.

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Staff at 33 FE colleges across England will go on strike for three days in January over low pay and poor working conditions.

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Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson has begun her term as the new chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
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Government could bring new six-month unfair dismissal qualifying period into force sooner, as it is now a less complex change.

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How have employment lawyers, businesses and MPs reacted to the government’s reversal of a pledge to introduce day one unfair dismissal rights?

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A firefighter has lost his unfair dismissal claim after he did not intervene in workplace conflict and a culture of sexism.

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The statistics from the Health and Safety Executive found 22.1 million working days were lost in 2024/25 because of mental ill health, a sharp increase from the previous year.

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Diageo says there will be no disruption to the supply of Guinness after Belfast workers rejected a pay offer and voted to strike.

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