Employment law

The current system of parental leave in the UK has “fundamental failings”, according to a new report from the Women and Equalities Commission.

Human rights charity Liberty's legal challenge to lengthen EHRC consultation following Supreme Court ruling rejected by High Court.

So much work happens virtually and via screens that employees increasingly report feeling lonely. Mark Leisegang examines how employers can...

Almost half (44%) of unpaid carers who work have found their mental and physical health has got worse since taking on caring responsibilities.

While 68% of workers say their employer is supportive of their family needs, this rises to 90% for those with back-up childcare.

Job candidates crave transparency in the use of ADM in recruitment, wanting to know when and how automatic decision-making is used.

The US Supreme Court has voted to make it easier for people from majority groups in workplace disputes to sue their employer for discrimination.

IoD: ‘Government has yet to show that it is listening to the concerns of business about the potential unintended consequences of the Bill as it is currently drafted.’

Information Commissioner's Office launches AI and biometrics strategy with new ICO codes of practice in the pipeline.

UCU members at Edinburgh University to strike for one day this month and for five days during 'welcome week' in September.

Europe's largest carmaker has said about 20,000 employees have agreed to voluntarily leave the company by the end of the decade, as it looks to cut 35,000 jobs in Germany by 2030.

A former worker on railway project High Speed 2 lost his job after accusing management of disguising the true price of the long-delayed railway project.

An amendment to the Employment Rights Bill to ensure that work experience placements are not exploitative or flout minimum wage laws has been put forward.

More than 100 companies in the facilities management sector warn of ‘unintended consequences’ of workers' rights bill.

She was heard swearing by “numerous staff and guests”, the tribunal heard, until another colleague intervened and calmed her down.