Employment law

First West Yorkshire Limited t/a First Leeds v Haigh, Employment Appeal TribunalWhere an employer provides an ill-health retirement benefit, it...

Is there a profession in the UK more consistently maligned than human resources? Those of you busy getting on with...

I have noted in recent issues much discussion about addressing the skills gap and the increased willingness of employers to...

Employers will need to tighten up discrimination and flexible working policies following a landmark disability decision, which is almost certain...

In the past, OH practitioners may not have been involved in situations where employees are showing problems with attention or hyperactivity, but disability law could change all that, say Linda Goldman and Joan Lewis.

Sharon Coleman has won the initial stages of a landmark legal case at the European Court of Justice (ECJ), which...

Eight in 10 bosses are unprepared for the new workplace killing law which comes into force in just over two...

The maximum compensation award for unfair dismissals has seen a 473% increase over the past decade, according to employment law...

Miss N Eweida v British Airways Plc FACTS Miss Eweida, a practising Christian, has worked for British Airways (BA) as...

We need to close down our Guildford office and move to Reading. There are mobility clauses in the contracts of...

Given the recent press speculation about the ‘Spyware’ software favoured by Microsoft in the US, what are the implications of...

When high earners, such as former Norther Rock boss Adam Applegarth, recieve huge pay-ffs for failing to succeed, what can human resources do to manage everyone else's expectations? Virginia Matthews reports.

Health and safety legislation, absence strategies and working time regulations

In the current media frenzy over the threat of a recession, human resources (HR) must brace itself for redundancies in...

With the likelihood of lean times ahead we’re starting to see the inevitable news headlines describing employee misery at the...