A tribunal has awarded £560,000 in damages to a former compliance officer after ruling he was unfairly dismissed following his protected disclosure about a Chinese espionage agent acting as an...
As employers' use of flexible contracts is on the rise, we asked HR how they can improve work for zero-hours and gig workers.
The UK government has announced plans to give full-time workers the right to request a four-day work week, the Telegraph reported (30 August).
Nearly a third (31%) of UK employees who use generative AI for work, access tools they pay for themselves, a survey by Deloitte found.
Sky Sports pundit Stuart Barnes was a "disguised employee" and should have been classed as working inside of IR35 legislation, a tribunal has ruled, ordering him to pay £700,000 to HMRC.
As the Labour government passed its first 50 days in power this week, we asked lawyers about the upcoming changes to employment law that HR should be aware of.
As the economy begins to recover, we asked HR leaders whether the 'big stay' – a time when employee turnover and vacancies decreased – is really over.
Retailer Next has lost a six-year equal pay claim after a tribunal ruled that it should not have relied on market rates when deciding on employees' pay. What can HR learn from this?
Employers may be increasingly offering sabbaticals to their staff, studies suggest. We asked HR leaders how employers can successfully introduce sabbaticals.
Working mums Emma Harvey and Amy Grilli founded the Five Hour Club to design a new working day for parents that allowed them to work five-hour days between school runs.
The trade union Unison has encouraged its branches to speak to employers about Mpox and how they can protect employees from the virus.
The number of migrant care workers who have reported being employed under exploitative contracts rose from 22 to 134 between 2021-2022 and 2023-2024.
