Employment law

There was a further steep fall in UK work visas granted in 2024 as arrivals continue to decrease in the wake of rules introduced at the end of 2023 by the previous government. 

The number of women forced out of work for getting pregnant or taking maternity leave has gone up by 37% since 2016.

Engineering professor unfairly dismissed by the University of Edinburgh awarded more than £1m after a 13-year legal battle.

Sir Chris Wormald, head of the civil service, has told MPs that he thinks a requirement to spend three days a week in the office is ‘about right’.

FDA survey of civil servants' hybrid working arrangements shows almost two-thirds believe three days in the office is damaging productivity.

International students who do not secure graduate jobs within two years of finishing university could face deportation.

Starbucks is axing 1,100 jobs globally as it aims to increase efficiency and simplify its organisational structure.

The number of menopause-related employment tribunal claims more than trebles in two years, new analysis reveals.

The Labour government has come under increased scrutiny for placing constraints on businesses, despite its plans for growth. What lies ahead for IR35, single worker status and contractor employment?

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A law firm discriminated against a senior partner through a mandatory retirement policy, a tribunal has found.

While the pandemic brought many positive changes to the world of work, it has also led many employees to lose their sense of structure and routine.

Health secretary Wes Streeting has called a decision by the General Medical Council to erase the disciplinary record of doctors who have changed gender ‘extremely concerning’.

The UK is likely to offer a youth mobility scheme, as the government looks to reset relations with the EU.

The fall in the number of international students has led Bangor University to place about 200 jobs under risk of redundancy, its vice-chancellor has told staff in an email.