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Fear of confrontation means disputes escalate - research

3 days ago | personneltoday.com | Jo Faragher

A fear of confrontation is preventing employees from solving work disputes early, according to new research. Employment law company WorkNest found that a fear of conflict escalating is stopping 43% of employers and HR professionals addressing interpersonal issues at work. Almost a quarter (24%) cited a lack of training or skills in conflict management, and a fifth blamed resistance to change.
HR manager with 'messy' work loses discrimination case

3 days ago | personneltoday.com | Jo Faragher

An HR manager who lost a case for discrimination and harassment after being told his work was ‘messy’ has been ordered to pay costs by the employment tribunal. Thomas Shevlin began working for publishing company John Wiley & Sons as a senior HR operations manager in May 2022. He had ADHD and traits of dyslexia, the tribunal heard, but had not disclosed these to his employer. In May 2023, his manager Rebecca Roycroft met with him for his end-of-year review.
Employee ownership rockets in past decade

3 days ago | personneltoday.com | Jo Faragher

Employee ownership has gone up by more than 1,600% since 2014, according to figures from the Employee Ownership Association. There are now around 2,470 businesses, employing 358,000 people, who have signed up to employee ownership trusts. In 2025 so far, 118 businesses transitioned to employee ownership. There were a total of 560 in 2024. This structure means majority ownership of the company is in the hands of staff, and offers tax benefits to the company in the process.
Seven ways to prepare now for the Employment Rights Bill

1 week ago | personneltoday.com | Jo Faragher

The exact schedule for the Employment Rights Bill is still uncertain, but there are a number of practical measures HR teams can take now to get on the front foot. The Employment Rights Bill was due to reach the last of its Committee Stage readings this week, in the hope that it could be passed before Parliament’s summer recess, which begins on 22 July. This is looking less likely, now that a further Committee Stage has been booked in for the end of June.
Date set for X appeal against unfair dismissal ruling

1 week ago | personneltoday.com | Jo Faragher

The Labour Court in Ireland has set a date for an appeal in a high-profile case between a former Twitter (now X) executive and the social media platform. In August 2024, Gary Rooney won more than EU550,000 in compensation for unfair dismissal – a record high awarded by the Irish Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) in such a case.
Poundland closures mean over 1,000 jobs at risk

1 week ago | personneltoday.com | Rob Moss

Poundland plans to close 68 stores and two warehouses as part of a turnaround strategy, with reports estimating that between 1,000 and 2,000 jobs are at risk. The budget chain, which was sold by Pepco to US retail investment firm Gordon Brothers for a nominal sum last week, has nearly 800 shops and employs approximately 16,000 people in the UK and Ireland. A digital and frozen distribution centre near Barnsley and another warehouse near Wolverhampton are set to close amid the restructuring plan.
WFH employee who falsified timesheets loses unfair dismissal claim

1 week ago | personneltoday.com | Rob Moss

A finance worker who falsified timesheets when working from home has lost her claim for unfair dismissal from a university students’ union. In one instance where she had claimed to have worked five hours, IT records showed that she logged in for just 11 minutes. Employment Judge Hallen found that the students’ union had conducted a reasonable investigative and disciplinary procedure and that its decision to dismiss was within the range of reasonable responses open to a reasonable employer.
Sleeping security officer wins £20k for unfair dismissal

1 week ago | personneltoday.com | Jo Faragher

A security officer who fell asleep on his shift has been awarded just over £20,000 for unfair dismissal. Mr Okoro worked for Bidvest Noonan as CCTV controller at the Xscape shopping centre in Milton Keynes, where one of his core duties was to monitor the CCTV from a control room. He had been working for Bidvest Noonan for more than 16 years, with an unblemished service record, the tribunal heard.
Lawyers warn over impact of Employment Rights Bill on tribunals

2 weeks ago | personneltoday.com | Adam McCulloch

The Employment Lawyers Association has called on the government to allocate resources to tribunals before the Employment Rights Bill comes into force, possibly from autumn 2026.
EHRC defends interim update as balance of clarity and speed

2 weeks ago | personneltoday.com | Rob Moss

The equality regulator has defended its interim update on the practical implications of the Supreme Court’s ruling on the definition of sex, saying it was a matter of balancing ‘clarity and speed’. Speaking to the Women and Equalities Committee of MPs this week, Baroness Kishwar Falkner, chairwoman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, emphasised that the update was not guidance, as some of the MPs questioning her and EHRC chief executive John Kirkpatrick had referred to it, but an update.