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.
Plans to protect vulnerable agency workers and clamp down on rogue employers have been set out in a government consultation....
Working conditions for migrants in Cornwall are to be checked out by police and council inspectors following a survey that...
Government departments have been accused of “a shocking level of hypocrisy” over ageism after claims that civil servants could be retired...
The accuracy of employee expense claims probably isn’t a great concern for most HR managers, but new research suggests this...
The cause of justice at work will not be best served by introducing new employment laws in the near future,...
Bus drivers across the UK are calling for a major cut in their driving hours.
Delegates at a conference organised...
The Public Sector People Managers’ Association (PPMA) has warned the government that the adoption of unitary status by councils could...
After years avoiding the issue, a court ruling has forced Churches in the UK to give employees the same rights as people employed elsewhere.
Wetherill and others v Birmingham City Council, County Court, 10 July 2006BackgroundThe 19 claimants all began their employment with the...
Successful appeal reinstates fixed-term contract but does not extend itPrakash v Wolverhampton City Council, EAT, 6 September 2006BACKGROUND The council...
The number of bonus-related claims are rising, and so are the amounts being awarded.
Back in 2004, an employment tribunal found in favour of Fraser in his claim for unfair dismissal and wrongful dismissal...
Long-term fixed contracts that extend beyond four years could soon become a thing of the past, according to a leading...
I am the HR manager at a medium-sized hotel in London. I have discovered that 12 of our employees are...
BA and unions agree new work practices for cabin crew working out of Gatwick
