Employment law

The government is set to launch a major campaign to boost awareness among carers of the right to request flexible...

Changes to the Sex Discrimination Act will affect pension contributions during maternity leave.Changes to the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (SDA),...

Home secretary Jacqui Smith’s decision to stage the latest police pay rise was lawful, the High Court ruled today.The Police...

The UK has secured a deal to keep its opt-out from the Working Time Directive following a meeting of European...

Q What is a casual worker?A The phrase ‘casual worker’ is often used to describe workers who are not part...

Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection v WardFACTS The claimant, Ms S Ward, had been employed by the Commission for...

European employment ministers are attempting to thrash out deals on agency workers and working time at a meeting in Luxembourg.Ministers...

Business secretary John Hutton’s recent announcement that to introduce more employment legislation would be like “using a sledgehammer to miss...

Using minority workers as role models for other staff can lead to “exploitation”, experts have warned.‘Talent not Tokenism’, a joint...

When companies go bust, is there anything that HR departments can do to ease the pain?My first job was making...

Flexible working law could be thrown into disarray if the Working Time Directive goes through the European Council in its...

The CBI has pledged to keep its guard up against further employment legislation after a senior trade union figure warned that...

Collidge v Freeport plcFACTS Mr Collidge was the chief executive and a director of Freeport. In early 2006, allegations of financial...

Mobile working is on the decline, despite allowing almost 100 million extra working days each year, two surveys have found.A...

New transfer of employee information guidance has been published to help organisations comply with the Data Protection Act.The Information Commissioner’s...