Employment law

Facebook, one of the most popular social networking sites in the world, has this week implemented around 40 safeguards to...

Supermarket giant Asda has launched a new flexible working scheme for its employees to improve their work-life balance. ‘Asda Flex’...

Public sector employers are risking big fines as well as costly delays by failing to consult with their staff about...

Don't take the easy way out: if you make sure you have sound policies and procedures for dismissal and follow them, you can't go wrong, writes David Green.

Matthew Whelan spells out the requirement to collectively consult when making staff redundant under the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992.

Imelda Walsh has moved to calm employer fears that new flexible working laws will lead to a rapid rise in...

Fingerprint technology could soon be used across the UK to monitor employees’ movements, after a pilot scheme was deemed successful.The...

HR news and analysis including: Imelda Walsh talks exclusively to Personnel Today on the flexible working review to extend the right...

Lancaster University reprimanded its head of economics professor Geraint Johnes for breaching data protection rules by telling a concerned mother...

A national blacklist of retail employees sacked for dishonesty is up and running, and could soon be extended to other...

Impact v Ministry for Agriculture and Food (Ireland) and othersA European Court of Justice (ECJ) decision has made it easier...

What action can an employer legally take when a dispute escalates into industrial action?There is no right to strike under...

The case of top City lawyer Gill Switalski, who won a record £13.4m in compensation for sex discrimination...

I am the HR manager of a large UK manufacturer and our employees use a lot of heavy machinery. I...

National Work from Home Day today kicks off national Work Wise Week, with many employees taking the opportunity to work...