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.
An examiner working for Pearson Education has secured a worker status ruling, which a union says could pave the way for further claims.
The chair of John Lewis is facing a backlash from partners who are angry at the direction of the business.
MPs urge the government to reconsider the need for an Employment Bill in the King's Speech.
A union official who was seconded to the Fire Brigades Union from the London Fire Brigade was not an employee of the union, the Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled.
Care workers in Powys have been told they must accept changes to their contracts in what a union has called a 'fire and rehire' threat.
We look at the Top 10 HR questions in March 2023, which cover topics including third-party harassment, Ramadan and redundancy.
The John Lewis Partnership could be on the verge of changing its famous employee-owned business structure in a bid to...
Although the government has introduced the Seafarers Wages Bill, unions say ministers have failed to act over the unlawful sackings of P&O Ferries employees one year ago.
Should all organisations take another look at social media policies in the wake of the BBC's standoff with Gary Lineker over a comment on Twitter?
University lecturers and other staff in higher education are continuing to strike despite having received new offers in disputes over...
Up to 700,000 workers may benefit from an increased holiday entitlement following the Harpur Trust v Brazel Supreme Court judgment.
TUC general secretary Paul Nowak says the government is doing little to resolve the strikes, and HR is not equipped to deal with unions.
The GMB union has opened its first branch for judges – a sector not usually associated with trade union representation....
A draft 'fire and rehire' statutory code, which outlines a fair process for changing employment terms and conditions, has been published.
The global economic slowdown will mean more workers having to accept lower-quality, less secure and lower paid work.
