Failure to comply costs UK businesses £1.6 million per year on average, according to a study from training platform Cypher.

HMRC updated its Check Employment Status for Tax (CEST) tool for IR35 guidance on 2 October.

AI in recruitment has been lauded both as a solution to human prejudice, and an unreliable tool based on biased data. So how can HR use it ethically? Millicent Machell reports

Legislation to refine the UK’s data protection regulations may be an evolution rather than a revolution, but it is being welcomed by the industry. The changes are expected to reduce the bureaucracy...

Furniture giant Ikea has entered into a legal agreement with the UK’s human rights watchdog after it was alleged to be mishandling complaints of sexual harassment and assault.

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) opened a three-year investigation into a contractor’s employment status despite its own tool showing their status was outside IR35.

Many UK firms are exposing themselves to legal risk by failing to give formal training to employees handling whistleblowing concerns.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published new, simplified guidance for employers to help businesses comply with competition law when recruiting.

Legal departments expect employment disputes and HR compliance matters to take up more of their time in 2023 than they did the year before.

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) reports on the impact of IR35 off-payroll reform have found that most organisations found it easy to comply.

Covid and high energy prices could create more issues in extreme cold, than extreme heat.

Imminent changes to Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) will take employers by surprise, and force them to have to decide whether Covid-19 is now just an illness like any other, according to experts.