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People are more likely to eat unhealthy food if co-workers do, says US study

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People are more likely to choose less wholesome food for lunch if their co-workers make unhealthy choices as well, a study has found. Researchers from the US analysed the social networks of some 6,000 employees at Massachusetts General Hospital and their food choices in the staff restaurants. The team found that eating patterns — whether healthy or … Read more

Food: People are more likely to opt for unhealthy lunches if their co-workers choose them too

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People are more likely to opt for less wholesome food to eat at lunch if their co-workers make unhealthy choices as well, a study has found. Researchers from the US analysed the social networks of some 6,000 employees at Massachusetts General Hospital and their food choices in the staff restaurants. The team found that eating patterns — … Read more

People reveal how their co-workers were sacked early into their careers

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That didn’t last long! Workers reveal the dramatic reasons why their colleagues were fired in a flash – including a bowling alley worker who dropped a ball on a customer’s FOOT Reddit user asked: ‘What is the fastest you have ever seen a co-worker get fired?’ Crashing a forklift and dropping a bowling ball on … Read more

People reveal how their co-workers were sacked early into their careers

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That didn’t last long! Workers reveal the dramatic reasons why their colleagues were fired in a flash – including a bowling alley worker who dropped a ball on a customer’s FOOT Reddit user asked: ‘What is the fastest you have ever seen a co-worker get fired?’ Crashing a forklift and dropping a bowling ball on … Read more

Boss of two married co-workers who fired the wife after split committed marital discrimination

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Boss of two married co-workers who fired the wife over unproven ‘IT breach’ after the couple split committed UK’s first-known case of marital discrimination, tribunal rules Graham Ellis fired Kirsty Bacon in 2017 for an alleged IT breach which wasn’t proved Jonathan Bacon ‘pulled his strings’ and had a £31,560 dividend withheld Mr Ellis’s firm … Read more

Boss of two married co-workers who fired the wife after split committed marital discrimination

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Boss of two married co-workers who fired the wife over unproven ‘IT breach’ after the couple split committed UK’s first-known case of marital discrimination, tribunal rules Graham Ellis fired Kirsty Bacon in 2017 for an alleged IT breach which wasn’t proved Jonathan Bacon ‘pulled his strings’ and had a £31,560 dividend withheld Mr Ellis’s firm … Read more