West Lothian Council has become the latest authority in Scotland to reveal plans for a new deal on equal pay under the government’s single-status initiative
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Office-based workers could soon be offered cheaper sandwiches in workplace restaurants after the Court of Appeal ruled they should not be subject to VAT
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Former Abbey employee allowed to bring claim after being made redundant.
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Retail union Usdaw has won the backing of more than 100 MPs for its campaign to scrap the earning limit that prevents thousands of UK workers who care for severely disabled dependents from claiming Carers' Allowance
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The Bank of England is to review the future of its final-salary pension scheme after the emergence of a £299m shortfall in the fund
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The cost of private medical insurance cover for employers may increase following the launch of breast cancer drug Herceptin next month.
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Thousands of working parents stand to benefit from new rights to more maternity and paternity leave and pay after the Work and Families Bill received Royal Assent last night.
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The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency has dismissed 14 staff and disciplined 101 for sending pornographic e-mails.
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The Recruitment and Employment Confederation has hit back at union claims that local authorities are wasting millions of pounds on employing temporary and agency staff instead of recruiting permanent staff.
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UK employers are falling behind the US, Europe and the Far East in the race to invest in India's fast-growing economy, according to a government report.
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Catering firm Brakes Group has ditched occupational health supplier Bupa and signed a contract with rival company Active Health Partners.
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The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has called on schools and local education authorities to back the government’s Quality Mark initiative for supply teacher agencies
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Telecoms company Cable & Wireless has cut its training costs by 65% since completing the roll-out of a new e-learning contract covering 10,000 employees across the globe
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US technology firm National Semiconductor has celebrated its most successful financial year by giving each of its 8,500 employees a 30GB iPod