Employee relations

The government is seeking to appoint more judges and case workers to alleviate the backlog of employment tribunal cases.

Teacher and union rep awarded £370,000 after head teacher unfairly dismissed her in ‘revenge’ for her opposing lesson observations plan.

‘Polygamous working’, or secretly holding down more than one full-time job, may be on the rise, especially with remote or...

Nurses could be set to strike this summer as the Royal College of Nursing accuses the government of ‘insulting’ the profession.

The former employees of Bowie Construction will receive their payouts from the government’s Redundancy Payments Service.

Gig or platform workers can be an overlooked group when it comes to employment protections and safety.
Clarity on their...

Nearly two-thirds (65%) of school leaders and head teachers say their mental health has been harmed in the previous 12...

More than half of workers (53%) waste up to two hours a day simply trying to find information critical to...

Resident doctors in England have announced dates for a ballot for renewed strikes and industrial action over pay.

Hundreds of workers at the energy regulator Ofgem are being balloted over strike action in a dispute over pay and jobs.

University of East Anglia staff began nine days of strike action yesterday (1 May) over a threat of compulsory redundancies and lack of financial transparency.

Unite union members at Red Handling and Redline Oil are set to strike in May and June, with some overlap in the industrial action.

The IER argued that the proposals concerning fire and rehire would still allow employers to dismiss and re-engage staff under vaguely defined ‘likely financial difficulties’.

The talks represent Acas’s first major involvement in attempts to end the full strike since it started, on 11 March.

More than a quarter of workers are worried that artificial intelligence will lead to job losses, according to an Acas study.