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England’s biggest teaching union, the National Education Union, has announced it will ballot on strike action. The NEU has accused the government’s proposed 2.8% pay rise for public sector workers …
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McDonald’s has faced stinging criticism this week after signalling it was rowing back on diversity, equity and inclusion programmes.
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The case brings into sharp focus the complexity of employment status – something that the Labour government has promised to simplify.
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Prejudice over regional accents is rife in the legal profession, a KC has claimed, and should be made a legally protected characteristic.
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The CIPD is urging employers to offer flexible working provisions as more weather warnings are issued across the UK.
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The situation at South Cambridgeshire District Council (SCDC) is described as “nuttier than a squirrel’s brunch”
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Whisky shop worker’s claim that an air kiss amounted to sexual harassment is dismissed at the employment tribunal.
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The fall in vacancies was at the steepest recorded in more than four years, with the fall in demand for permanent staff being more severe than at any time since August 2020
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What should organisations looking to bring in overseas talent look out for in 2025, asks Bates Wells’ Chetal Patel and Aisha Choudhry
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RMT general secretary Mick Lynch to retire in May at the age of 63, after four years leading the rail union.
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The EU AI Act is due to come into force in February, and will impact any company that develops or deploys large language model tools in the EU.
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Advertising giant WPP has informed its employees that they will have to return to the office for at least four days a week from April.
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An MP has accused McDonald’s of running a ‘predator’s paradise’ and a ‘hotbed of harassment’ in a parliamentary select committee.
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A tribunal has ruled that Addison Lee drivers are workers, who will now be entitled to backdated holiday pay and compensation for loss of earnings.
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Ethnic minority workers are almost twice as likely to be denied a pay rise or promotion, according to research from campaign group People Like Us. Its survey found that 40% …