Employee relations

An employment tribunal has awarded a £2m payout to almost 10,000 former employees of high street retailer Wilko.

Chair of the Employment Lawyers' Association: ‘The evidence is clear. The tribunal cannot cope with the rising tide of employment litigation.’

A radical departure from the adversarial approach of employers, employees, management and unions is needed – Pete Colby, Pragmatism.

Nurses in health service in England, Wales and Northern Ireland begin voting in consultative ballot on 3.6% pay rise.

The ballot, which resulted in 97% of workers voting in favour of strike action on a 75% turnout, means strike action could last until December.

UCU members at Edinburgh University to strike for one day this month and for five days during 'welcome week' in September.

May 2025's top HR questions include one about a new criminal offence for an organisational failure to prevent fraud.

The House of Lords will resume their detailed scrutiny of the Employment Rights Bill at committee stage on Tuesday 3 June.

Black employees are at the highest risk of being targeted by workplace surveillance, according to research from the IPPR.

Health secretary appeals to resident doctors to vote “no” in a strike ballot over pay, saying the public does not support them.

Two unfairly dismissed TUC workers awarded £100,000 following flawed investigation involving general secretary Paul Nowak.

Unions in the public sector have threatened to go on strike despite above-inflation pay rises being announced yesterday.

Resident doctors (formerly junior doctors) will receive 5.4%, doctors 4% and nurses and other health care staff 3.6%.

Ryanair has asked a number of flight attendants in Spain to repay salary increases after a legal dispute with one of their unions.

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