More auto-enrolment fines to come, warn experts

Employers who do not take pensions regulations could face more fines for not complying with auto-enrolment within the set timeframes, according to pensions experts.

Low-paid risk 'being left behind', says TUC

Research revealing that 5.2 million British workers are now low-paid demonstrates an increasing disparity between the lowest and highest paid, according to TUC general-secretary Frances O'Grady.

Civil servants to receive equal parental pay

Both male and female civil servants will be entitled to equal parental leave pay from April 2015, deputy prime minister Nick Clegg is expected to announce in a speech later this week.

Changes to parental leave legislation

Shared parental leave rights come into force in December 2014. Are organisations prepared for the increased administration it will bring?

Employers urged 'not to panic' on shared parental leave

Employers shouldn't panic about the technicalities of shared parental leave. Instead they should see it as a positive benefit for their staff, according to Working Families chief executive Sarah...

Transport and council workers call off strikes

The leaders of four unions, spanning transport and local government workers, have suspended planned strikes after making progress in their respective talks.

Why shared parental leave could create more problems

While it is progressive to give both parents the same rights to take time off, the never-closing gender pay gap means that mothers are likely to be the lower paid half of many couples.

Midwives strike over NHS pay

Members of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) have voted overwhelmingly to strike over pay in the NHS.

Unlimited holidays: Can it work?

This week, Richard Branson said that the 170 employees on his personal staff can take as much holiday as they want, when they want.

Unite NHS members latest to vote for strike

Unite's 100,000 NHS members are the latest to vote for strike action after the results of a ballot were announced today (26 September).

Monarch staff vote for pay cuts to save company

Employees at airline The Monarch Group have voted to accept a significant decrease in pay so that the company can target the budget travel market.

Miliband pledges NHS jobs in conference speech

A Labour government would create 36,000 NHS jobs over the course of the next parliament, Ed Miliband claimed yesterday in his speech at the party's conference in Manchester.