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The Government could land itself in a legal quagmire if it attempts to introduce charges for employment tribunal applicants, a leading employment lawyer has warned. Levying fees while denying legal …

The employment law team at Hammond Suddards Edge answer questions on workplace issues Tupe regulations Q  We took over a group of employees following a "Tupe" transfer two years ago. …

Employee fraud rose by 60 per cent in the first six months of this year, according to research. The number of fraud cases going through UK courts involving sums of …

The issue of race has never been higher on the political agenda. For employers, too, it presents more challenges than ever before, as rachel dineley reports

Persistent short-term absence can be trickier than the long-term kind for HR practitioners to deal with. david morgan recommends the best way forward to minimise the legal risks The average …

The controversial IR35 legislation may be here to stay, but it needn’t prevent firms buying in skills from personal service companies. It just requires a little more craft and cooperation, …

Employers spend too much time achieving the Investors in People (IIP) award and ignore the softer aspects of organisational development, according to research published by the Open University Business School. …

A report is predicting the loss of 144,000 jobs in London as the economic slowdown hits the business sector. The Centre for Economics and Business Research claims that London’s growth …

This year’s graduates do not understand what work involves, according to research. More than one-third of the firms polled by the Careers Service Unit believe that graduates looking for work …

Millions of commuters face travel chaos after it was announced that London Underground (LU) workers will be balloted for strike action in a long-running dispute over pay. Nearly 8,000 members …

A programme to develop the leadership skills of GlaxoSmithKline staff in Maidenhead has saved the company more than half a million pounds. A development programme, introduced in October 2000, has …

Demand for manufactured goods at home and abroad has weakened since the start of the year and the outlook for economic growth is sluggish according to two CBI reports. August’s …

Career progression, training opportunities and a friendly work atmosphere are more important to retail managers than salary, according to a report by Mandeville Recruitment Group. Over 85 per cent of …

An overhaul of training in the operational services directorate of Great Ormond Street Hospital has resulted in it being awarded an Investors in People award. The Great Ormond Street Hospital …

Lloyds TSB is cutting 500 jobs in its 2000 branches across the UK, following the merger of Lloyds with TSB this summer. The bank expects to achieve the job cuts …