French president Nicolas Sarkozy has successfully abolished the country’s controversial 35-hour working week limit.
A law passed by the country’s...
Employment law
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Tempers can flare in the workplace, occasionally prompting employees to take hasty action, which they may later regret. So what...
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Employment Tribunal Service reports 30% rise in claims and increase in multiple claims clogging the system
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThe number of employment tribunal claims rose by one-third last year, according to the Tribunals Service’s annual report.A total of...
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The economy is undergoing a period of near-unprecedented change. There’s been a definite shift in mood from caution to pessimism,...
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London mayor Boris Johnson has ruled out the use of positive discrimination to increase the number of black and minority...
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Millions of workers could claim unlimited discrimination damages from their employers because of their association with people covered by equality...
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The recent employment tribunal decision in Lillian Ladele v London Borough of Islington has been the subject of much media...
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Employers want to stay on the right side of disability discrimination laws even if they think an employee may be...
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Friday podcast: HR requirements for public sector contracts, the REC on sex discrimination and Sharon Coleman – discrimination by association
by Rob Mossby Rob MossHR news and analysis including:
why some employers are disillusioned by the latest duties imposed on them when bidding for...
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A security analyst has warned HR directors they are “under threat” from computer hackers hunting for employee data, after unearthing...
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SG&R Valuation Service Co v Boudrais & Others
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A gay church worker who quit his job after less than a year on claims of sexual harassment has been...
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I am the HR manager at a large warehousing and distribution company. Over the summer we will be employing quite...
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The legal retirement age of 65 was again challenged in court yesterday by a solicitor who was forced to retire...
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Last month we looked at the Advocate General's opinion in Stringer and others v Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs. In that case the Advocate General's opinion...