Employment law

Chancellor of the exchequer Alistair Darling has launched a major review of business health and safety laws.The review, announced in...

Insurer Prudential will transfer 1,750 UK jobs to outsourcing company Capita as part of a cost-cutting plan.Prudential said the 15-year...

Christmas parties are being binned like week-old turkey, according to the first of what will surely be a stockingful of...

Emma Clarke, the woman behind the voice that warns millions of commuters on London Underground every day to “mind the...

The threat to tens of thousands of British jobs through the takeover of Jaguar and Land Rover illustrates the risks...

While I agree with Michael Millar’s concept of equalising maternity and paternity leave to give both parents an equal stake...

The government’s proposals to extend flexible working rights to parents of teenage children will have pronounced benefits for both the...

I read Michael Millar’s‘Bye Bye Baby’ article (Off Message, Personnel Today, 6 November) with interest during the 2am feed, and...

Changing the name of tribunal chairmen aims to create more diversity. But will it work?From 1 December 2007, chairmen and...

Many organisations routinely ask key employees to opt out of working time limits even though there is little prospect that...

Johns v Solent SD Limited, Employment Appeal TribunalBackground The default retirement age exemption in the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006...

We’re trying to organise our Christmas party and it’s proving to be a nightmare. I have a number of Muslim...

With the government putting in place a complex package of support to get people back to work (Pathways to Work),...

Employers that flout data protection laws face the prospect of raids and hefty fines in the wake of the child...

Human resources news and analysis including: the winners of the Personnel Today Awards 2007 why the FA should use psychometric testing, and...