Legal lowdown: Unethical manager requests

Asking an employee to carry out something that is not necessarily illegal could fall within the category of unreasonable behaviour

Two years since the Taylor Review: What next?

It’s been two years since the government commissioned The Independent Review of Employment Practices in the Modern Economy, or the Taylor Review as it’s more commonly known

Is this the end of free movement?

What the new Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) report and its recommendations might mean for businesses

Boom in zero-hours contracts contributing to high employment

The number of UK workers on zero-hours contracts has more than tripled since 2012 and accounts for almost a quarter of employment growth, according to Adzuna

Liability for contractors’ wrongdoing

The CoA recently upheld a High Court decision that Barclays was vicariously liable for sexual assaults made by a doctor working as an independent contractor

Assessing employee misuse of confidential information

How an employer can respond to an employee’s removal of confidential information

The dangers of being too trusting

Companies place a lot of faith in their employees as they see them as the future of their business

Who’ll take the global edge in the gig economy?

Any country that can get the legal and regulatory framework right – striking the balance between flexibility and security – may give itself a significant edge

The missing link: Blockchain in HR

Blockchain technology could benefit the HR function by streamlining and protecting data processes

Report urges crackdown on bad employers

Firms that exploit workers must face tougher sanctions amid mounting evidence of widespread modern slavery, a report has urged

Supreme Court delivers significant termination notice ruling

If an employee is dismissed by written notice posted to their home address, when does the notice period begin?

Zero-hours contracts rose by 100,000 in 2017

Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows rise in contracts without guaranteed hours but warns figures should be treated with caution