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#UK #McDonalds #misconduct

'Every McDonald's in Britain has been warned its owners could face legal action if they fail to take steps to protect staff from sexual abuse.

The equality watchdog has written to all 1,400 branches telling them they must comply with their legal duties, or risk enforcement action, after a BBC investigation uncovered claims of a toxic culture of sexual assault and harassment.'

bbc.com/news/articles/c337m3v3

www.bbc.comMcDonald's: Every branch in Britain warned over staff sexual abuseThe warning from the UK's equality watchdog comes after the "extremely serious" allegations uncovered by the BBC.

#ZachRadcliffe facing 60 years for taking advantage of #child #parishoners

youtube.com/watch?v=A98me8y0vp8

Zach Radcliffe, a #churchleader, has been accused of serious #misconduct, raising concerns about accountability within #religious institutions. Instead of addressing the situation transparently, his #church’s response has sparked controversy. In this video, we examine what happened and why it matters.

nature.com/articles/d41586-025
There's a correlation between sexual #misconduct accusations and a drop in citations for the scholars accused, while that's not the case for fraudsters. In both cases there is a drop in publications, and the puzzling thing is that - looking at the raw data in the original paper doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0 - the trend seems to begin before the accusations emerge. It raises the question of in which direction does the causality go.
#ResearchMisconduct #Science #SexualHarassment

www.nature.comSexual harassment allegations linked to drop in citationsBut numbers remain steady for researchers who commit scientific misconduct.