Employment law

The French government has adopted a number of decrees to provide more details as to how, in practice, some of...

Radical proposals to improve the working rights of domestic services staff in Spain are under consideration after the Spanish Ministry...

In Finnish Seamen’s Union v Viking Line ABP the European Court of Justice held that, in principle, trade unions have...

Tribunal claims are the dread of every employer, but they don’t have to be if you’ve done your homework. Three...

The nights have drawn in, the days are short and winter is truly upon us. The constant darkness and coldness...

With the recent spate of government mistakes on losing personal data, XpertHR spells out the correct procedures for handling employee...

A new dawn is rising for human resources – that of the legal eagle. Ever since legendary guru Dave Ulrich first...

Looking ahead in 2008, what are the big issues facing organisations and how should they tackle them? Will 2008 be...

Troubled drinks firm Scottish & Newcastle today announced plans to close its Reading brewery with the loss of up to...

The human resources chief at 2012 Olympic IT supplier Atos Origin has given evidence to an employment tribunal hearing an...

Employee misconduct usually requires HR to follow up with an investigation, but what's the best way to approach it?

It is time to banish discrimination by association on the grounds of disability at work.

Five million workers in the UK are clocking up nearly £5,000 in unpaid overtime every year, according to recent research...

Stringer v Her Majesty’s Revenue & CustomsFACTS This case involved two groups of workers employed by Her Majesty’s Revenue &...

News of the clampdown on unnecessary tribunals could not have come soon enough. The number of employment tribunal cases rose...