Staff at the BBC Istanbul bureau are holding a one day strike today, after talks between BBC management and the Journalists’ Union of Turkey (TGS) broke down. The parties had been in negotiations over a new collective labour deal that would give parity to local journalists and their international peers, but the BBC and TGS […]
A menacing 60-second message from Ali Melin to his staff at Melin restaurant in Chigwell, Essex, telling them, “you take money from me, I’ll take something from you” has gone viral, prompting a huge backlash. The restaurant owner warned his staff that they were not entitled to keep any tips for themselves: “I would just […]
An accusation of gross misconduct can spell the end of a career in teaching, but of course there are many cases when such an accusation is unjust or even completely baseless. If you have been accused of gross misconduct and dismissed as a result, your matter will be referred to the National College for Teaching […]
