Employment law

Unite, one of the UK's largest trade unions, has said the government's Employment Rights Bill ‘stops short of making work pay.’

UK employers are becoming more flexible in their approach to hiring people who don’t speak English in a bid to combat labour shortages.

Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds has rejected early criticism of the Employment Rights Bill from some quarters of the business community. CBI offers support for reform, however.

Employment lawyers give their initial reactions to the Employment Rights Bill after its full publication.

From autumn 2026 officers at the new agency will have inspection powers and will be able to enforce new penalties for those who breach employee rights.

Care England urges the government to take urgent action after its latest report shows vacancies in the adult social care sector remain high.

Karen McEwan told the public inquiry into the Post Office Horizon scandal that former chair Henry Staunton had asked her to ‘close down’ an investigation into the conduct of chief executive, Nick Read.

The Equalities and Human Rights Commission’s legal support scheme funded only 27 racism cases during 2022-23, according to a law firm.

A series of departures by senior employees led to the collapse of a US law firm’s London office, it has been revealed.

Travelodge has said it will allow staff the option to choose hours and work that suits them as it launches a recruitment drive to fill more than 270 jobs.

Companies that don’t offer hybrid working could be missing out on the best graduate talent, according to a survey by...

Mergers and acquisitions are arguably some of the biggest changes that a business can face and the implications on the workforce can be sizeable.

Labour’s reforms to workers’ rights - due this week - could take years to bed in and will not all be introduced at once, reports suggest.

As of the end of 2023, 542 businesses had transferred ownership to employees via EOTs, up from 428 the previous year

News that a branch of McDonald’s and a UK supermarket bread supplier unwittingly employed victims of slavery should serve as a warning to anyone recruiting from overseas.