A coaching scheme for pregnant workers helped law firm Clifford Chance improve its maternity practices and hang on to some of its most talented staff. Lucy Freeman reports.
Employment law
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Later this year, the work permit scheme will be abolished and replaced by Tier 2 of the new points-based immigration system....
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A landmark challenge to scrap the compulsory retirement age for employees will now be heard in less than a month,...
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New maternity leave guidance in relation to non-cash benefits has been published by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs department.
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Union quest for workers’ rights continues despite raft of legislation
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherThe fight for greater workers’ rights will go on despite the recent raft of legislative announcements, a key union figure...
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Almost 70% of new mothers are anxious about returning to work after maternity leave, according to a recent survey carried...
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Powertec, one of the United Kingdom’s leading providers of healthcare software, today announced the launch of Optimize-Roster, a new rostering...
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Communications giant O2 has sacked at least six workers who used staff discounts to buy Apple iPhones and sold them...
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The points-based immigration system has created an overwhelming burden on employers, who are struggling to understand and comply with the...
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As an experienced HR professional who has not worked full time for 19 years, I read your article ‘Career fear...
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Oyarce v Cheshire County Council The Court of Appeal decided, unanimously, that the reverse burden of proof which applies to...
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I have just taken over as HR manager at a food company which hires lots of casual and seasonal workers...
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Signing up for the National Dismissal Register could leave employers open to all sorts of claims.
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After Gordon Brown recently announced his work-life balance agenda, flexible working will soon be widely available to as many as...
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HR may have escaped the swathe of redundancies in the City, but it still has to manage the fall-out. Here's how to turn bad news into an opportunity.