Employment law

Controversy over the rights of agency workers has been kept fully in the spotlight following a landmark legal ruling last...

The CBI has warned that extending the right to request flexible working to parents of children aged 18 or under...

A sharp rise in expected redundancies will hit the UK jobs market hard, a survey has revealed.The winter CIPD/KPMG Labour...

Finjan, a leader in secure web gateway products, provides more information on the Crimeware toolkit used on the compromised Web...

Three Midlands-based truck drivers have been awarded a collective sum of £68,000 for unfair dismissal after losing their jobs at...

This week’s HR news and analysis programme includes a special guide to new illegal worker legislation.Louisa Peacock interviews Richard Port,...

Business secretary John Hutton is to clamp down on unnecessary employment tribunals by throwing millions of pounds at conciliation service...

Infuriated police officers will take their protest over pay to court, it has emerged.Just days after the Westminster police rally,...

In many cases, employees who are subject to disciplinary action are suspended as a matter of course. However, the recent...

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...

We have a similar situation to that of Liverpool Football Club, which admitted to holding talks with a potential replacement...

The opportunities for European businesses to take advantage of the cheaper labour available in the EU accession states was challenged...

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

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