Europe
New EU employment law to be reviewed by Parliament post-Brexit
Theresa May will today unveil how the UK government will handle emerging EU laws concerning workers’ rights after Brexit.
The...
Businesses ‘hung out to dry’ without no-deal Brexit answers
With 44 days to go until the UK leaves the EU, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has published a...
Brexit: EU settlement scheme details cause consternation
Updated EU Settlement Scheme details have been criticised as onerous and clumsy by both immigration law specialists and workers in...
Third of UK companies considering Brexit move abroad
A third of UK companies are looking to relocate abroad because of fears over Brexit.
An Institute of Directors (IoD)...
Danish study shows positive impact of gender pay gap reporting
Gender pay gap reporting can help to close the gender pay gap by encouraging organisations to hire more women and...
Employment study debunks migrant worker myth
Immigrants have been among the main beneficiaries of the employment boom but not at the expense of workers born in...
Ireland on track to end zero-hour contracts
The Irish government has said it will end most zero-hour contracts in the country by summer as its Employment (Miscellaneous...
Ryanair sacks stranded cabin crew for ‘breach of trust’
Six Ryanair cabin crew were dismissed by the airline this week for “breach of trust” after a photograph was circulated...
City of London to boost allure for firms with large-scale green plan
Workers and companies in the City of London are to benefit from plans to improve office space flexibility, air quality...
Brexit transition period could be extended by ‘a matter of months’
Theresa May has suggested that the transition period after Brexit could be extended by “a matter of months”.
Preparing for...
Brexit: How can HR keep EU workers in the UK?
As the Brexit negotiations approach their final months, Louise Haycock provides a pragmatic analysis of what employers can do to...
Top 10 HR questions August 2018 – Brexit and executive pay ratios
While progress has been made in some areas of the Brexit negotiations, including agreement on the rights of EU citizens...
Swedish woman compensated after job interview handshake refusal
A Swedish Muslim woman has won compensation after her job interview with a translation company was swiftly ended when she...
How smartphones can land employers in the dock
Smartphones are encouraging employees to exceed the number of hours they are contracted to work, which in some cases could...
High number of non-disclosure agreements signed by TfL leavers
More than 800 employees who left Transport for London in 2017-18 signed non-disclosure agreements, it has emerged, sparking sharp criticism
