Employment law

Shakespeare Martineau’s innovative use of technology caught the judges’ eyes in the Employment Law Firm of the Year category at the Personnel Today Awards 2024.

Starling Bank staff resign following demands from the company’s chief executive that they spend more time in the workplace.

Mentoring is too often seen as an HR box-ticking exercise. But in the era of hybrid work it is an essential tool.

As Benjamin Mendy wins back the majority of his unpaid wages, what are the legal rules around employers witholding someone's salary?

Suzanne Treen explains how employers facing skills gaps can still gain a competitive edge by using strategic immigration.

A lawyer was dismissed for sexually assaulting a female colleague despite CCTV evidence showing her account of the incident was false.

The government could save around £21.4m a year if it allowed civil servants to work four days a week, a union claims

Abolition of the sponsorship system would address imbalance in power between workers and employers, finds study.

Employers are offering an average of 18 weeks’ fully paid maternity leave as a day-one right, according to the latest Working Families benchmark figures.

More than 1,500 jobs could be saved at struggling DIY retailer Homebase, which employs more than 3,000 people.

More than 1,000 jobs could be at risk as the Post Office considers closing branches and restructuring its head office roles.

Direct Line Insurance Group plans to cut 550 jobs worldwide as it faces tough trading conditions, the company has announced.

Despite employers launching a raft of female-focused policies and benefits such as menopause support and fertility treatment, the gender pay gap is still closing at a glacial pace.

More than a quarter of workers in the UK were hybrid working this autumn, according to the Office for National...

The lack of a distinct statutory definition of workplace bullying, and of bespoke protections addressing it must be rectified, argues Thomas Beale.