Mike Berry

A new law banning companies from using social networking sites like Facebook to vet potential new employees is being mulled...

Equal pay for women is still more than five decades away at current rates, according to a report published today...

Employers should be paid to offer internships to disadvantaged young people, according to a new report by think-tank Demos.Firms who...

The Government has clarified the tax rules surrounding the Cycle to Work scheme, paving the way for more employers to...

The Government is reviewing the right to request time off for training Regulations that came into effect in April 2010.Skills...

A committed Christian who was sacked from his council job after suggesting to a terminally-ill woman she “put her faith...

Unemployment in the UK fell by 49,000 between April and June 2010 to 2.46 million, according to official figures.The Office...

The shortlist for this year’s Personnel Today Awards has been unveiled.HR teams from some of the UK’s biggest and most...

Employers remain positive about the relationship with trade unions despite some testing times during the recession, research has revealed.The 2010...

Self-employed workers are to gain maternity and pension benefits under a new EU law.The Directive on self-employed workers and assisting...

A new “one-in, one-out” system of regulation is to be introduced by the Government from 1 September.The new rule has...

Employers stand to save £45 million in the first year after the default retirement age is scrapped, according to Government...

The CIPD has chosen three suppliers to help deliver its new Experience Assessment route to membership.The new route – available...

The age at which workers become eligible for the full national minimum wage (NMW) rate will drop to 21 this...

Employers that want to enforce a default retirement age (DRA) can rely on objectives that are purely beneficial to their own...