Employee relations

Acas appoints North America Trade Commissioner Niall Mackenzie as its new chief executive, effective 1 May 2025.

New laws will help seafarers but further specific action needs to be taken by ministers.

With surveys suggesting hiring confidence is at a low, Simon Fowler proposes a pragmatic and long-term approach to managing headcount.

The top priority for HR teams in the coming year is adapting to the Employment Rights Bill, according to research by law firm Freeths.

Research documents good practice including how to manage performance in neurodiverse teams and the benefit of small changes.

The CIPD is urging the government to provide clarity for employers as new amendments to the Employment Rights Bill are unveiled.

Government confirms amendments to the Employment Rights Bill as it prepares to update the law within which trade unions operate.

Employment Rights Bill amendment doubles maximum protective award when employers fail to comply with collective redundancy obligations.

As many as 10,000 university jobs could go as higher education in the UK faces an “unprecedented crisis”, a union warns.

The number of menopause-related employment tribunal claims more than trebles in two years, new analysis reveals.

Court of Appeal considers whether whistleblowing protections should be extended to external job applicants under human rights legislation.

Train drivers on the Elizabeth line are to strike on four separate days over the coming weeks in a dispute...

Unison is urging the government to intervene to stop migrant care staff being exploited by rogue employers.

Border Force officer who failed to declare he was previously fired by his employer was fairly dismissed, rules EAT.

More than three in five (62%) of employment tribunal claims were settled before their final hearing, according to new figures.