Employers are required to provide employees with an employment contract, a written statement of certain terms and conditions of their employment, within two months of the beginning of their employment.
Employer should always consult with the employee prior to changing an employee's contract of employment. Failure to follow a fair procedure when varying employees' terms and conditions of employment may result in an employee bringing a claim for breach of contract.
A deluge of allegations of employee harassment and abuse are threatening to cloud the fast food giant's reputation.
Two-thirds of zero-hours contract workers have been with their employer for more than a year, and one in eight for...
Employers' questions on pay, attendance and childcare that are likely to arise during severe weather.
Adam Grant from Wedlake Bell on how the Employment Rights Bill will affect the employment of temporary and seasonal workers
New legislation around zero-hours working risks enveloping agency workers and pushing companies into promoting ‘false self-employment’, MPs hear.
EHRC briefs MPs on impact of Employment Rights Bill, including compatibility of the rights regarding harassment and freedom of expression.
An MP has accused McDonald’s of running a ‘predator’s paradise’ and a ‘hotbed of harassment’ in a parliamentary select committee.
A tribunal has ruled that Addison Lee drivers are workers, who will now be entitled to backdated holiday pay and compensation for loss of earnings.
The Post Office's ‘flipping’ practice saw staff sacked then rehired as contractors on inflated rates.
The CIPD calls for the government to engage in meaningful consultation to avoid negative outcomes from the Employment Rights Bill.
Retail companies are recruiting young store assistants without basic employment rights for seasonal work, an investigation by the Observer has alleged.
Employers of seasonal workers need to be well versed in the proposals of the Employment Rights Bill, which if misunderstood or ignored could lead to tribunal proceedings and reputational damage.
The UK’s labour market outlook is uncertain following October’s budget announcement, data from Indeed indicates.
Zero-hours reforms should not apply to agency workers, according to the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo).
As key consultations on the Employment Rights Bill draw to a close, the recruiters' body warned that the Bill was 'undercooked' and needed changing.
