Employment law

A black typing manager at the Ministry of Justice was forced out of her job after a colleague called her...

Employers taking on employees after a merger or buyout could face up to six years worth of unequal pay claims,...

Migrant women are the most likely workers to be denied the minimum wage, research has revealed.
A study  commissioned by...

Our weekly HR news and analysis audio programme includes:

chief people officer Angela O’Connor tells Personnel Today how the Police Service...

After a ‘smash and grab raid’ on its British business, Swiss bank UBS has recently won a court order temporarily...

Plewes v Adams Pork Produce LimitedFacts Mr Plewes worked for Adams Pork Produce as a production operative. His contract of employment...

Two recent European cases may have far reaching implications for pension schemesTwo recent European cases (Maruko and Bartsch) cast doubt...

Council bin men and other drivers could soon find themselves rated for how well they drive while working.Two local authorities...

Q My company is considering several lay-offs for economic reasons and we, in HR, have been asked to advise which...

A fresh warning has been sounded for employers to prepare themselves for immigration laws coming into force later this year....

A high-profile employment tribunal case involving a former council HR chief has been adjourned until October.Janet Mason, former head of...

Campaigners have given the government a 14-day deadline to make further changes to the controversial Highly Skilled Migrant Programme (HSMP)...

Business leaders have breathed a sigh of relief after a crackdown on rogue employers of vulnerable workers announced this morning...

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Unions legal experts warn organisations not to use the economic downturn as a...

Incoming Northern Rock HR director Richard Smelt faces a turbulent introduction after the troubled bank announced plans to axe 1,300...