Employment law

A whistleblower who was sacked after telling his local council that his employer breached recycling regulations has been awarded £19,000...

Fears have grown for the UK’s cherished opt-out from the Working Time Directive, with claims that even Labour MEPs will...

The government has been warned that postponing the extension of flexible working rights would be “misguided” and “a really big...

Hughes v Jones and Jones t/a Graylyns Residential HomeFactsMrs Hughes was employed by Graham and Lynne Jones at Graylyns Residential...

New flexible working laws may be delayed, but employers should still consider requests.Despite widespread press reports that business secretary Lord Mandelson planned...

As many as 65,000 manufacturing workers will lose their jobs in the next six months, according to research by the...

Part of my role is monitoring absence. It’s come to my notice that one member of staff has been off...

Employees have the right to take a reasonable amount of time off work to deal with unexpected or sudden emergencies...

Business secretary Peter Mandelson has distanced himself from claims he is to delay the introduction of regulations on flexible working...

TUC general secretary Brendan Barber has questioned “astonishing” reports that the government plans to suspend the extension of the right...

Changes to the Employment Bill could leave employers liable for higher levels of damages at employment tribunals, experts have warned.City...

The UK is struggling to keep the Working Time Directive opt-out clause it thought it had secured with concessions on...

A care worker at a residential home in North Wales was entitled to be woken after sleeping for six hours...

A raft of employment law changes could be put on hold due to the economic crisis, according to reports. New...

Managers and directors across the UK have been warned that they risk imprisonment for health and safety failings, after a...