Adam McCulloch

UK workers have been warned that they are too slow to change, and enjoy their comfort zones rather too much.

The ballot, which resulted in 97% of workers voting in favour of strike action on a 75% turnout, means strike action could last until December.

The US Supreme Court has voted to make it easier for people from majority groups in workplace disputes to sue their employer for discrimination.

IoD: ‘Government has yet to show that it is listening to the concerns of business about the potential unintended consequences of the Bill as it is currently drafted.’

The quality of candidates was not always a prime issue, with many failed applications being down to overly complex application processes.

There were 1,400 extra full-time equivalent secondary school teachers recruited in the year to November 2024, a rise of 0.7%.

Europe's largest carmaker has said about 20,000 employees have agreed to voluntarily leave the company by the end of the decade, as it looks to cut 35,000 jobs in Germany by 2030.

Recruitment drive will see specialist criminal law barristers and solicitors supported back to work for Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).

A former worker on railway project High Speed 2 lost his job after accusing management of disguising the true price of the long-delayed railway project.

Each business body has struck a very different tone with the IoD highlighting a ‘recovery in business confidence’, while the CBI found ‘little sign of summer cheer.’

The House of Lords will resume their detailed scrutiny of the Employment Rights Bill at committee stage on Tuesday 3 June.

The white paper says that people coming into the UK will only be able to apply for indefinite leave to remain after 10 years, not the current five. In most EU countries the application point is set at five years.

Migrant workers in IT and engineering professionals have a positive financial impact on the UK, finds MAC study.

Mayfield: ‘There is a lot of fear. People who are fearful of disclosing their condition … and also fear on the side of the line manager, of saying the wrong thing.’

Businesses with employees who travel to the US are being warned that there is a new level of risk attached to trips to the country.