‘Thousands’ of Asda staff face dismissal if they don’t sign new contract
Thousands of employees at Asda face dismissal next month if they refuse to sign a contract that will require them...
Postal union votes for Christmas strike action
Royal Mail union members have voted 97% in favour of a national postal strike in the run up to Christmas....
IR35: Time for the private sector to get its house in order?
Recent decisions by major employers such as Barclays and Lloyds to bring all contractors onto payroll have ruffled feathers in...
Bupa and Optima Health partner to bolster occupational health access
Health insurance and healthcare provider Bupa has partnered with OH provider Optima Health in a move designed to expand access...
#MeToo at two: how far have we come?
The #MeToo movement is two years old this week and has been influential in altering behaviour, bolstering equality and respect...
Queen’s Speech: Points-based immigration and Good Work Plan feature
A points-based immigration system will start in 2021.
Former TalkTalk exec to crowdfund tribunal bid
A former TalkTalk executive has launched a crowdfunding campaign to take the company to tribunal for unfair dismissal and equal...
Pensions
Postal union votes for Christmas strike action
Royal Mail union members have voted 97% in favour of a national postal strike in the run up to Christmas....
Queen’s Speech: Points-based immigration and Good Work Plan feature
A points-based immigration system will start in 2021.
Women lose legal challenge against hike in state pension age
The manner in which the government increased women’s state pension age was not discriminatory, a judicial review has found, rather...
Minimum wage
Conservatives pledge £10.50 national living wage from age 21
Sajid Javid has pledged to increase the national living wage to £10.50 an hour and lower the age at which...
Young and old most likely to miss out on paid holiday and payslips
The youngest and oldest staff working in atypical ways, such as temporary work, are the most at risk of missing...
Labour would create ‘Ministry of Employment Rights’
A future Labour government would create a ministry of employment rights and a workers’ protection agency, Jeremy Corbyn has announced....
Equal pay
#MeToo at two: how far have we come?
The #MeToo movement is two years old this week and has been influential in altering behaviour, bolstering equality and respect...
Former TalkTalk exec to crowdfund tribunal bid
A former TalkTalk executive has launched a crowdfunding campaign to take the company to tribunal for unfair dismissal and equal...
BBC ‘destroyed career’ of woman paid less than 15 male peers
The BBC has settled an unequal pay claim for more than £130,000 after a former employee complained that 15 male...
Benefits
Bupa and Optima Health partner to bolster occupational health access
Health insurance and healthcare provider Bupa has partnered with OH provider Optima Health in a move designed to expand access...
Technology and employee wellbeing – what does the future hold?
PROMOTED CONTENT | Employee wellbeing is not a new phenomenon – in fact, it has been...
Future workplaces should offer an improved ‘human experience’
Employers should think less about new technology and more about improving the “human experience” when considering the future of work,...
