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.
House of Lords to decide whether British labour laws apply to employees working overseas
German firm introduces moan ban to improve workplace atmosphere.
Should employers be responsible for a healthy workforce? The answer, it would seem, is yes, says Stephen Overell
In response to your legal analysis ‘Clarify arrangements before you employ agency workers’ (Personnel Today, 23 August) and the letter...
Travel agency Thomson could be taken to an employment tribunal by Glasgow call-centre staff over the right to an afternoon tea break
The start of September has also seen the introduction of controversial new legislation on teachers' working time.
A project that changed the model of shift patterns and staffing in the NHS has been rolled out to 24 trusts across England, after a pilot scheme delivered improvements to doctors' working life and patient care
Contractual damages clause not a penalty
Tesco stores are being targeted by protesters upset at the sacking of two Polish workers formerly employed at its distribution centre in Ireland.
The trade union movement will be running advice surgeries for migrant workers as part of this year's TUC Congress in Brighton next month.
Local authorities will have to ensure there are enough childcare places for all working parents in their area
Ross Wigham reports on the latest legislation to divide the HR profession
The proposed Temporary Agency Workers Directive, which will provide rights for temps and agency workers, remains to be implemented and is still facing opposition from UK business. In the meantime, what success have recent cases had? sean lavin reports
UK agency workers are the least protected in Europe, according to a new report.
A director of a company that conned HR departments out of more than £4m has become the final member of the team to be disqualified following a Department of Trade and Industry clampdown on the firm.
