colleagues

Huw Edwards took £120,000 pay cut as gesture to female colleagues at height of BBC’s equal pay row

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Huw Edwards reveals he took £120,000 pay cut as a gesture to his female colleagues because it was ‘the right thing to do’ at height of BBC’s equal pay row Huw Edwards revealed he took a 20 per cent pay cut amid BBC’s equal pay row The cut saw his salary drop from the £520,000 … Read more

Workers resentful of colleagues still working from home, HR staff say

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Workers who have battled into the office during the pandemic are resentful of those still working from home – and are being offered pay rises and perks to keep them happy, HR staff reveal Workers feel resentful towards colleagues who continue to work from home  Some employees feel aggrieved at the money and time spent … Read more

Woman’s search on colleague’s Irish name accidentally shared

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Irish woman is left in hysterics after spotting her British colleague Googling ‘how to pronounce Fionnula’ when they shared their screen during a video call UK-based Irish woman named Fionnuala sent Twitter into stitches with mishap Revealed her colleague googled how to pronounce her name before conference  The colleague shared his screen without realising he … Read more

Social media users share hilarious pranks they’ve played on their work colleagues

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Bad day at the office! Social media users share hilarious pranks they’ve played on colleagues – including a teddy bear board meeting and a doughnut box full of vegetables Social media users have shared some hilarious examples of office pranksters  Funny online gallery was collated by Shareably and includes a ball pit office  Also includes someone … Read more

Philadelphia cop is CHEERED by 100 of his colleagues as he hands himself in on assault charges

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A Philadelphia police inspector was cheered and applauded by a procession of dozens of his colleagues on Monday as he handed himself in on charges stemming from the alleged assault of a protester. Staff Inspector Joseph Bologna was charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, possession of an instrument of crime and reckless endangerment after a … Read more

London policeman who took the knee outside Downing Street did it because ‘colleagues are not racist’

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A London police officer who took the knee outside Downing Street today as thousands gathered in the capital’s streets to protest the death of American George Flloyd has revealed he did so to show his colleagues ‘are not racist’. One of the Met Police officers who took a knee during the Black Lives Matter protest revealed: … Read more

Naga Munchetty’s colleagues feared she was a domestic abuse victim after a squash accident

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Naga Munchetty’s colleagues feared she was a domestic abuse victim when she turned up to work with cuts and bruises on her face after an accident during a game of squash with her husband By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 09:14 BST, 21 May 2020 | Updated: 09:43 BST, 21 May 2020 News anchor Naga … Read more

Charity worker, 49, was bullied out of her job after reporting colleagues

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Mind charity worker, 49, was bullied out of her job after reporting colleagues for mocking a disabled woman and insulting the mentally ill, tribunal rules Catriona Robinson was left in floods of tears when she witnessed a co-worker doing an offensive impression of a physically disabled woman When Miss Robinson complained, she was ‘isolated and … Read more

New wearable device is launched to alert employees if they stray too close to colleagues

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Back to work with a ‘Bump’: Wearable device will alert employees if they stray too close to colleagues Robotics firm Tharsus has developed wearable social distancing technology Their ‘Bump’ devices are designed to keep staff aware of other wearers’ locations Data would be encrypted and limited to times during interactions to allay fears over employees … Read more

‘Don’t let me die’: NHS nurse, 35, with coronavirus tells of begging her colleagues to save her

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A nurse battling coronavirus has revealed how she begged healthcare staff ‘don’t let me die’ for the sake of her children – in a diary written from her hospital bed.   Nurse of 12 years Kelly Ward, 35, started coughing during a hospital shift and now remains seriously ill at Bradford Royal Infirmary in West Yorkshire.  … Read more