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How UK universities are failing mothers on their staff

What actually happens when an academic gets pregnant, takes leave and then returns to work?

26.11.2025 3

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Jonathan Lord

Your WhatsApp messages could get you sacked

Private messages are increasingly being invoked in workplace disputes.

03.06.2025 8

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Jonathan Lord

The Supreme Court’s gender ruling has implications for the workplace. Here’s what employees can expect

What it means for workers, employers and maintaining harmony between staff with differing beliefs.

30.05.2025 10

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Jonathan Lord

The case of Nicola Packer tells us this: Britain is shamed by its abortion laws – and must change them

08.05.2025 10

The Guardian

Jonathan Lord

Bangladesh’s civil service is plagued by corruption – the country can’t get back on its feet without major reform

A quota system to reserve jobs in the civil service for specific groups, including descendants of war veterans, became the achilles heel of...

10.09.2024 1

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Jonathan Lord

Elon Musk is moving X and SpaceX to Texas. The impact on staff culture and performance is likely to be big

Elon Musk recently announced that he was relocating the companies SpaceX and X (formerly Twitter) from their current headquarters in California to...

19.08.2024 10

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Jonathan Lord