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.
Nearly two-thirds (63%) of people think the Government’s proposal to allow employers to offer staff tax-free shares for the removal...
Those opposed to the new “owner-employee” contract should wait to see the full package of policies on employee ownership before...
Chancellor George Osborne announced yesterday that a new employment contract for “owner-employees” could be in place by April 2013, but...
Civil servants are to face new restrictions on the amount of paid time they can spend on trade union activities,...
Employees will be asked to give up some of their employment rights in exchange for shares in their company and...
Amid recent news reports of an increase in employers’ use of zero-hours contracts, Sarah Veale, TUC head of equalities and...
The Court of Appeal has ruled that an employee was entitled to be paid annual leave under the Working Time...
The Government is seeking views on how a right to request employee ownership could work, as it looks to “knock...
Quashie v Stringfellows Restaurants LtdFACTSMs Quashie worked as a lapdancer in a Stringfellows club. Her services were terminated and she...
An employee relations adviser has compared Unite’s attempts to agree national minimum standards for fuel-tanker drivers, employed by seven different...
The UK has introduced new laws increasing the rights of temporary workers. Linda Goldman and Joan Lewis find out what this means for firms...
The recent case of Autoclenz Ltd v Belcher is important for all HR professionals to understand. It highlights the importance...
Organisations need to start planning for next year’s Olympic Games in London, to reduce the risk of unauthorised absence and...
My business has recently acquired some new staff under a TUPE transfer, but they’re on substantially better terms than my...
A number of my staff have applied for tickets to the same events at the 2012 Olympics, where the tickets...
