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Family-friendly policies are keeping parents away from their children, an Industrial Society seminar heard last week. The astonishing claim came from author and "work-life balance guru" Arlie Hochschild, who said …

Employers should be role models when developing partner-ships with employees, David Yeandle, deputy director of employment policy at the Engineering Employers Federation, told an employment law conference. He said, "If …

• The Government is examining research that found women earn significantly less than men. The research, Women’s Incomes Over the Lifetime, was carried out by Dr Katherine Rake a lecturer …

• More than 40,000 people are employed by fire services across the UK with a further 18,000 working on a retained basis. Their latest pay agreement increases basic pay rates …

• A breakdown of workforce figures shows the number of people employed in manufacturing has dropped by 163,000 since September 1997. Other sectors that have seen a reduction in jobs …

Although the Working Time regulations have been law for more than a year, the HSE has received surprisingly few complaints. Helen Rowe reports It was heralded as the beginning of …

More and more companies see perks such as healthcare and shares as important methods of recruiting and retaining staff. We look at five of the most popular When labour is …

Many British businessmen consider the bodyguards employed by their US counterparts as unnecessary, but there are signs the safety-first attitude is taking hold. So where does HR fit in? The …

This week’s business round up • Question marks over the future of Rover’s Longbridge plant have reappeared after Porsche filed a complaint to the European Commission that the UK Government …

Changes in the legal system can be a minefield for employers. But the Eversheds Employers’ Convention, supported by Personnel Today, should help you through the complexities Changes to employment law, …

• Only a minority of employers offer subsidised childcare to staff. A survey by Industrial Relations Services shows that, in general, provision is better in the public sector than the …

35-hour week negotiations underway in France • Employers and unions in the French public sector have begun negotiations on introducing the 35-hour week for the country’s 5 million statutory employees. …

Many employers treat very seriously the issues of garden leave and restrictive covenants in respect of senior staff, but often overlook the rather more prosaic protection afforded by the laws …

With employment agreements falling under the Unfair Contract Terms Act, employers need to tighten contracts For some years there has been a question mark over whether contracts of employment are …

This week’s stock market review Railtrack has acted to avoid fresh confrontations with the rail regulator by announcing plans to inject £2.5bn into modernising the UK’s ageing railways during the …