Greater workplace support for fertility patients needed

Infertility can be emotionally, mentally, physically, and financially draining, and it is estimated that one in seven couples have problems conceiving

Legal-ease: Missing tribunal deadlines

What should you do if you miss the deadline to file a defence to an employment tribunal claim?

Are employers responsible for what happens at Christmas parties?

Alcohol consumption, coupled with a relaxed social atmosphere, can foster situations that may not occur in the everyday office

The 12 months of 2018: July

It's been an eventful year for HR-related issues hitting the headlines. Our 12 Days of Christmas countdown revisits each month's most notable happenings

Uber loses landmark gig economy ruling

?Uber has lost an appeal against a decision that its drivers should be treated as workers rather than self-employed, in a landmark gig economy ruling

The 12 months of 2018: June

It's been an eventful year for HR-related issues hitting the headlines. Our 12 Days of Christmas countdown revisits each month's most notable happenings

Immigration whitepaper pledges to “take control” of borders

A long-delayed whitepaper on Britain’s tough new immigration regime is published today, attracting criticism from cabinet members and business leaders

Government to introduce harassment code of practice

The government has announced it will work with the EHRC on a new code, but sanctions for non-compliance are also needed warn experts

Just one in five employers have plans to close gender pay gap

?The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) called on employers to outline their action plans ahead of next year’s reporting deadline

We must create and advertise more flexible roles

More widespread and embedded flexible working practices will help solve key challenges for employers

How to protect your business from discrimination claims

There's a need to be proactive and address issues internally before they are addressed by employees externally

Third in HR fail to delete personal data

Six months on from the GDPR there are discrepancies between data protection policies and practices