Today’s Spring statement did much to add cost and regulation to employers, and not enough to support growth and skills, observers say.
Employment law
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Postman awarded £3,000 after tribunal finds he was unfairly dismissed for working as taxi driver while on sick leave from Royal Mail.
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The government has tightened up visa requirements for migran workers in health and care. How might this impact a labour force in limbo?
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Former government scientist wins tribunal claim for constructive dismissal after facing ‘clear hostile animus’ for gender-critical views.
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Employers with a holiday year running from April to March are being warned that they could owe their employees an extra day’s leave.
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The government has confirmed it will progress amendments to the forthcoming Employment Rights Bill around miscarriage leave to the House of Lords.
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Dog owners are more likely to want to adjust their working hours and/or work from home so as to be...
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New rules from April on neonatal leave and pay – what HR needs to know
by Lisa Patmoreby Lisa PatmoreOffering support for parents of babies requiring neonatal care, through the introduction of statutory neonatal care leave, is another major step forward for family rights – but present new challenges for businesses.
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Although the Employment Rights Bill is still making its way through parliament, there are a number of obligations coming into force this April.
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The NHS is relying on workers who originally come from countries where there is a critical shortage of health specialists.
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Task masking is a new buzzword for ‘getting out of doing something you should have been doing’. But is it really needed?
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The draft Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2025, which applies to England, Wales and Scotland, is now before parliament.
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Sullivan Review shows how biological sex has been erased from official data and that the meaning of sex is ‘no longer stable’.
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Ice-cream firm Ben & Jerry’s has said its chief executive, David Stever, was being removed by its parent company, Unilever, over the company’s political and social activism.
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UK and US slip down the league as Finnish workplaces make a major contribution to the country's success in the World Happiness Index.