Employment law

A company director has been awarded £15,000 in compensation after being told to ‘shut up’ in a meeting.

The Home Office did not have control of the skilled worker visa route after the Covid pandemic, say MPs on the public accounts committee.

The factors that are driving return-to-office mandates are less to do with productivity and more to do with investor pressure and the desire for more control.

Retail giant Asda has confirmed what it calls ‘a significant enhancement’ to its family-friendly policies for employees during key life moments.

Businesses that took part said they were able to maintain service levels and key performance indicators while observing several benefits for employee wellbeing.

About 9,000 jobs are to be shed by Microsoft in its latest round of layoffs as the company looks to adopt more AI and streamline management and sales.

As the Office of the Whistleblower Bill moves to a second reading, how should employers prepare for a shift in the regime?

June's top 10 features employers' questions about when and how to carry out redundancy consultation.

The government has published an ‘implementation roadmap’ for the Employment Rights Bill, confirming that, once the Bill has made it...

Employer of record (EOR) provider Peak PEO has been moving to a four-day working week model since 2023 and introduced...

The government has begun the legislative process for introducing the new immigration controls set out in its recent White Paper.

The government has launched what it is calling a “landmark” review of parental leave and pay, including what the statutory...

The government has pledged a review of the parental leave system to strengthen family-friendly rights, but HR can be more proactive when it comes to adoption.

Using vague language in the workplace could be preventing employees from resolving conflicts, according to Acas.

The introduction of six weeks’ well-paid leave for fathers in their baby's first year would boost economic growth and better support working families.