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Construction workers win compensation claim against defunct employer
Zero-hours workers’ rights to be extended from beyond the grave
Workers could be awarded compensation after their death if businesses breach a ban on zero-hours contracts.
NHS worker awarded £29k after Darth Vader comparison
NHS worker awarded £29,000 by employment tribunal after being assigned Darth Vader personality type in Star Wars-themed Myers-Briggs exercise.
Senior execs at BlackRock to work in office five days a week
The world’s largest asset manager BlackRock has told its senior staff to return to the office five days a week.
Commentary
Opposition to Supreme Court sex ruling is ‘wishful thinking’
Activists who question legitimacy of Supreme Court ruling on the definition of sex are ‘helping nobody’, says EHRC commissioner.
Higgs’ victory has ‘profound’ implications for employers
Employment lawyers and other experts provide their reaction to the Higgs v Farmor's School ruling and examine the implications for employers.
McDonald’s: zero hours culture feeds sexual harassment allegations
A deluge of allegations of employee harassment and abuse are threatening to cloud the fast food giant's reputation.
Discrimination
So what does the election of a new pope tell us about HR?
There a couple of points that can be made about the conclave in an HR context. But only a couple.
NHS worker awarded £29k after Darth Vader comparison
NHS worker awarded £29,000 by employment tribunal after being assigned Darth Vader personality type in Star Wars-themed Myers-Briggs exercise.
Lincolnshire doctor awarded £250k in race discrimination case
Allegations of bullying were made against the professor by a former member of his team after they resigned in 2018. Prof Ahmed said the allegations were a ‘malicious retaliation’.
Redundancy
Construction workers win compensation claim against defunct employer
The former employees of Bowie Construction will receive their payouts from the government’s Redundancy Payments Service.
British Steel puts brakes on redundancy process
British Steel has announced it will not continue with a redundancy process risking 2,700 workers' jobs at its Scunthorpe plant.
British Steel: MPs recalled to enable nationalisation
Parliament is to be recalled to debate an emergency law to save British Steel’s plant in Scunthorpe from imminent closure.
Tupe
Top 10 HR questions January 2025: TUPE employee information
January 2025's top 10 HR questions include FAQs ion TUPE, severe weather, notice periods, and alcohol or drug misuse
BMA staff ready to strike over pay
The British Medical Association is facing a walk-out after claims it had underpaid tens of advisers.
Top 10 HR questions October 2024: National living wage
Last month's most frequently asked HR questions included queries around the 'real' Living Wage and the national living wage.
Maternity & Paternity
Government urged to commit to wholesale review of parental leave
Academics, unions and charities have combined to call on the government to carry out a comprehensive review of parental leave,...
Recruiter who returned to empty office after maternity leave wins £25k
A former recruiter has won £25,000 in compensation at an employment tribunal after she returned to an empty office following...
Top 10 HR questions March 2025: Carrying over annual leave
Employers are asking whether annual leave can be carried over into the next holiday year after the rules changed in 2024.