Employment law

We take a look at the  Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses (Amendment) Regulations 2007  which came into force...

Roisin Woolnough finds out what it takes to win the race to compliant health and safety.Health and safety is a...

Sarah-Marie Williams explores tribunals and what employers need to know.Q When will an employer become aware that an employee or...

Extended maternity leave rights risk sabotaging women’s careers, the head of the Equalities and Human Rights Commission has warned. Nicola...

Up to six million people have sued their employers in the past year after receiving injuries or illnesses at work,...

In a win for religious freedom, a Christian registrar who refused to conduct gay weddings has won a landmark discrimination...

The number of employers prosecuted for hiring illegal workers has risen dramatically this year, Personnel Today has learned. Just four...

Once again the UK has kept its opt-out from the directive – but there are a few grey areas.

An MP has controversially claimed that flexible working rights will be abused by parents.Brian Binley, the Conservative member for Northampton...

The recent agreement by EU employment ministers to give temporary and agency workers the same rights as permanent employees is...

Thomases Jefferson and Paine have a lot to answer for: it was they, in the late 18th century, who proclaimed...

A sales assistant who claimed she was fired from a fashion boutique owned by Sadie Frost because of the colour...

Cannop and others v Highland Council
The Court of Session considered the extent to which claimants bringing equal pay claims...

We implemented flexible working last year. In the recruitment world, we’ve got a very flexible approach to how we hire...

The threat of knife crime is persuading increasing numbers of employers to provide staff with stab vests to protect them...