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Woman SUES her husband’s employer after he brought home COVID

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Woman SUES husband’s construction company employer for ‘failing to take basic precautions in the workplace and causing the spread of COVID-19 in their household’ in first-of-its-kind court case in California Corby Kuciemba filed the lawsuit in an attempt to hold her husband’s employer, Victory Woodworks Inc responsible for her getting the infection  According to lawsuit, … Read more

Welshman, 61, sues former employer for racism after claiming colleagues referred to ‘sheep sh***ing’

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Welshman, 61, is suing his former employer for racism after claiming colleagues made repeated references to ‘sheep sh***ing’ and named office mannequin ‘Baa-bera’ James Bracegirdle, from Llandudno, is suing his former employer for racism Health and safety expert said he endured two years of abuse before quitting Married father-of-one was also told that Welsh language … Read more

Barnoldswick (population 11,000) sees 500 jobs axed by chief employer Rolls-Royce

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Ask any resident of Barnoldswick in Lancashire where they live, and they’ll tell you: ‘Barlick’. They will insist most robustly, despite some boundary changes nearly 50 years ago, that their market town is actually in Yorkshire. And they might well tell you, too, how proud they are to be associated with the prestigious name of Rolls-Royce, … Read more

Why you have been ‘ghosted’ by an employer after a job interview

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Revealed: Why you have been ‘ghosted’ by an employer after a job interview – and what you should do about it Two career experts have explained what to do if a recruiter ‘ghosts’ you This can occur as recruiter’s clients often alter what they’re looking for    Sometimes HR departments also take weeks to approve job roles … Read more

Can I take unemployment insurance even though my employer has put me on furlough?

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I’m worried about redundancy: Can I apply for unemployment insurance even though I’m on furlough? By Will Kirkman For Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 07:41 BST, 16 July 2020 | Updated: 07:41 BST, 16 July 2020 I’ve been on furlough since March and it’s been extended to October – but I am worried my employer will make me … Read more

My employer has handed my final salary pension to an insurer

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Retirement concern: My employer has passed my final salary pension to an insurer – how safe is it now? I have just read your column on final salary pensions. In common with many others, my employer passed on its scheme to an insurance company which now pays me an annuity. What happens to my pension … Read more