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With only 10 disputed cases in its first four months, the union recognition legislation has hardly whipped up a storm. Philip Whiteley investigates

Unauthorised use of the Internet can no longer be ignored, as the sackings at Merrill Lynch and Orange have shown. But taking action is not easy, given concerns over monitoring and unfair dismissal. So how do employers tackle the problem?

With a government code of practice in the pipeline, smoking is rising up the health and safety agenda. But at Denbighshire County Council the issue has proved more controversial even than redundancy policies, reports Bob Singfield

Controversy surrounding the Tupe regulations has never been fiercer as Dr John McMullen, National Head of Employment Law at Pinsent Curtis explains

Excellence in employment law stretches well beyond the capital: the regions are a rich source of diverse expertise, as these extracts from the Legal 500 show

UK employers can breathe a sigh of relief after the European Court of Justice endorsed their approach to the working time directive. The SIMAP judgement concerned the interpretation of the …

Large firms have had only a handful of requests from staff to take parental leave, says Helen Froud, director of Worcestershire County Council’s corporate services. Anecdotal evidence suggested that because …

Employers are in disarray over how to control inappropriate use of the Internet by employees. Many of the organisations approached for this month’s "Barometer", including some large companies, had no …

This month’s news in brief Anti-discrimination policies needed Employers will need to devise specific policies on several new forms of discrimination following the adoption of a wide-ranging European law. The …

A harassment policy in itself mIGHT not be ENOUGH TO AVOID LIABILITY. we look at this, plus cases on protective awards for employees, the first restriction of proceedings order made by the EAT, agency workers and equal pay

The long-awaited DTI consultation paper on the new Tupe regulations, now not expected until the New Year, is likely to make this legislation far clearer for employers. John McMullen, head …

The employment law team at Addleshaw Booth & Co answer questions on workplace issues Maternity leave Q:  One of my staff is about to start her maternity leave, and I …

The first disputed cases of statutory union recognition have come at a slower rate than expected, as unions exercise caution. Sir Michael Burton, chairman of the Central Arbitration Committee, which …

A spate of sackings for downloading and distributing pornography has brought this most pernicious of workplace issues into the open. Employers can no longer afford to turn a blind eye, warns Jessica Learmond-Criqui

To what extent are employers responsible for offensive behaviour displayed towards their employees? A lot further than you might think, suggests pauline matthews