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December 1, 2020

Intrusive technology at work on the rise, says TUC report

The TUC says that Artificial Intelligence-powered technologies are being used for day-to-day line management, performance ratings, shift allocation and deciding who is disciplined or made redundant.
June 22, 2019

Two in five female bosses say their workplace is sexist, research finds

Two in five women bosses say there is sexism in their workplace, compared with one in five men, according to new research by the charity Young Women’s Trust.
June 11, 2019

Charity Commission reports on inquiry into Oxfam GB

The regulator found the charity repeatedly fell below standards expected, had a culture of tolerating poor behaviour, and concludes that it failed to meet promises made on safeguarding, ultimately letting everyone down.
February 26, 2019

Lack of individual prosecutions in Rolls Royce bribery case condemned

Transparency International UK says the closure of the case against Rolls Royce without any individuals being prosecuted means justice has not been served.
November 16, 2018

Political will needed to halt European marine habitat neglect, say campaigners

Environmental experts warn that marine life across Europe is being harmed because EU member states are neglecting the active management of their marine protected areas.
September 16, 2018

New research finds legislation on increasing flexible working has failed

Legislation giving employees the right to request flexible working has failed to increase take-up, new research shows.
July 27, 2018

GMB paramedics in the North West to strike every week

Ambulance staff who are members of the GMB union will strike every week until there is a commitment to settle long-running pay dispute.
July 12, 2016

UN launches campaign to boost disaster risk management

The United Nations envoy dealing with disaster risk reduction has launched a new multi-year campaign that aims to reduce disaster losses, improve management of disaster risk, and save lives.
December 1, 2011

Cyborgs or goddesses? On 'Human Resources Management'

The spread of totalising, ostensibly rational strategic power through 'human resources management' and 'the performative aboslute', together with the imposition of complete transparency and the denial of trust, is a huge threat to humanity, says Professor Richard H. Roberts, looking back to, and beyond, Donna Haraway's feminist cyborg utopianism twenty years ago.