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Senior staff can sue if given ‘low status’ desk, UK tribunal rules

10-03-2025 18:37 via theguardian.com

Estate agent who quit after being denied a ‘symbolically significant’ seat was right to view it as demotion, panel saysAllocating a senior employee a desk that they believe to be associated with a junior position amounts to a breach of workplace laws, an employment tribunal has ruled.The panel said being made to sit somewhere in the office where junior staff work could “logically” lead a senior employee to conclude they have been demoted. Continue reading...

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There is a shameful tradition of demonising disabled people. Why is Labour reigniting it? | Frances Ryan

10-03-2025 18:30 via theguardian.com

Ministers run away from a wealth tax and then concoct a punitive benefits system in the name of growth. They have made that shameful choice Whether it’s the front pages or your Uncle Frank’s Facebook posts, you’ll have done well lately to avoid news about upcoming disability benefits cuts. After months of speculation, the government is reportedly set to pull £6bn from the “welfare budget” ahead of its spring statement, with some Labour MPs already threatening

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Pregnant, forced to sit on a train floor – then unjustly fined for fare dodging

10-03-2025 11:30 via theguardian.com

A British teacher ended up being found guilty in court – because she hadn’t printed out the ticket she bought onlineDaisy Mumba didn’t think her train journey from Reading to Sheffield could get any worse. Seven months pregnant and unable to get to the seat she had booked because of the number of people onboard, she had to sit on the floor, constantly getting up and down to let other passengers past.But worse it was to get. A seemingly minor error to do with printing out her ti

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People living near new pylons in Great Britain could get £250 a year off energy bills

10-03-2025 09:34 via theguardian.com

Government hopes to avoid backlash against upgrade of infrastructure as it tries to grow UK economyPostcode electricity pricing is a minefield for Ed MilibandBusiness live – latest updatesPeople living near power cables could receive £250 a year off their energy bills as the UK government hopes to speed up construction of infrastructure vital to the transition away from fossil fuels.Households within half a kilometre of new or upgraded power infrastructure could receive up to £

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UK energy firms – another twisting psychodrama in three acts

10-03-2025 09:30 via theguardian.com

What’s the only horror story to have more instalments than A Nightmare on Elm Street? The ongoing saga of readers haunted by the utilities sectorBelieve me, I would love to write a drama about something other than the energy bills of strangers, but try as I might to find new inspiration, nothing creates tension, plot twists and psychodrama like the utilities sector. So here we go again … Continue reading...

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