Hot topic: Bringing children to work, part two

An HR magazine article at the end of last year sparked much debate on the impact bringing children to work has on colleagues facing infertility issues

Managing the fallout of gender pay gap reports

The deadlines for employers in both the public and private sectors to publish gender pay gap information have passed

Not discriminatory to refuse enhanced SPL pay says EAT

?It is not sex discrimination to refuse a new father enhanced paternity pay, the employment appeal tribunal (EAT) has ruled

Employers lack knowledge of diabetes

16% of people with diabetes feel they’ve been discriminated against at work because of their condition, according to Diabetes UK

Women’s Business Council launches gender toolkit for CEOs

A toolkit aimed at male CEOs has been launched to share ideas on closing the gender pay gap

£1.28 billion sitting unused in apprenticeship accounts

A year on since it was introduced, a number of barriers are deterring employers from utilising the apprenticeship levy

Businesses still falling foul of national minimum wage rules

With different rules about what counts towards the NMW the regulations are not always easy to put into practice

More than a thousand businesses miss gender pay gap deadline

High proportion publish in final hours, revealing 78% of businesses have a gap in favour of men

Expected changes to the employment tribunal system

The impact of tribunal fees' abolition on the system, claimants and respondents is becoming clear

Acas releases new guidance for agency workers

The guidance is designed to give all those involved a clearer understanding of the current rights of agency workers

Firms fail to put 'gig' worker policies in place

As the number of non-traditional workers is expected to grow many businesses aren't giving them guidance or training

Legal-ease: Holiday pay

The most recent case law regarding holiday pay and the Working Time Directive/Regulations