New rights for family bereavement and pregnancy loss introduced by government
Kinship carers will also get new bereavement leave protection New bereavement leave rules will give workers across Great Britain a legal right to unpaid time off after losing a loved one from next April. The entitlement was introduced by the Employment Rights Act, which became law in December 2025, and will allow employees to take […]
3 weeks ago
Tens of thousands rush to sign-up to ‘Enough is Enough’ campaign – crashing their website
The movement will look to channel cost-of-living anger into action A rush to sign up to the ‘Enough is Enough’ campaign has crashed their website, organisers say. The movement, which is backed by unions, politicians and commentators, aims to channel anger surrounding the cost-of-living crisis into action. They are calling for fair pay, affordable bills, […]
4 years ago
Company offers staff half-hour daily ‘masturbation breaks’
The Barcelona company says staff that ‘feel good, work good’ In a sex-positive albeit admittedly unorthodox approach to improving workplace welfare, a Spanish firm gives its staff half-hour masturbation breaks to help reduce stress and “normalise” the natural human habit. Erika Lust runs her own adult entertainment company, Erika Lust Films, and after first announcing […]
4 years ago
Spain set to offer three-day ‘menstrual leave’ for women every month
They will become the first European nation to do so Those of us who suffer from period pains know first-hand just how horrific these days can be to get through every month. This is exactly why we are applauding Spain right now, which is set to become the very first European country to approve a law […]
4 years ago