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More than 140,000 employers applied for wage grants under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme within the first eight hours of the claims portal going live, despite reports of technical problems. …

A law firm has been ordered to pay more than £23,000 for pregnancy discrimination after it sacked a pregnant employee who had been unwell. Pregnancy discrimination One in eight reluctant …

Amazon looks to implement employee testing but what are the legal hurdles?

Former Home Office civil servant Sir Philip Rutnam claims he was constructively dismissed from his role after accusing Patel of bullying.

Concerns have been raised that employers could fail to qualify for the new Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme by not asking for explicit employee consent to be placed on furlough. Official …

The government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme portal opened this morning (20 April), allowing businesses to claim support for furloughed employees to cover up to 80% of their salary. HMRC chief …

The NHS is adapting trauma support techniques often used in military settings for use on the frontline of the coronavirus crisis, in the belief that staff could be experiencing trauma …

A former TalkTalk manager who claimed she was paid 40% less than male colleagues has lost an equal pay case at an employment tribunal. The London Central Employment Tribunal found …

EY accountant uncovered money laundering at gold bullion dealer and wins claim against employer.

The City jobs market enjoyed a healthy rebound in the first month of the year – only to be cut short by the coronavirus at the start of March. According …

Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has been extended one month, the chancellor has announced. Extension follows warnings that companies wanting to make 100 or more people redundant would have to commence 45-day consultation on Saturday.

Social inequalities likely to be widened by economic shutdown during coronavirus crisis.

Staff at Europe’s third largest low cost carrier will have to wait for UK government furlough money to receive pay.

Employers are putting thousands of staff on furlough to reduce their costs and seek to protect their employment  during a challenging time, using the government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. Here, …

NHS employee of Chinese origin was subjected to racial harassment that was a misguided attempt at humour.