The TUC wants grandparents to be given rights to secure time off for looking after their grandchildren. As someone newly acquainted with grand parentage, I was intrigued by the claim, albeit I regard...

Recent industrial disputes have propelled the trade union movement back into the media spotlight but with mixed outcomes. So will the officials eventually lose their voice or will HR be negotiating...

Business secretary Vince Cable has ruled out banning zero-hours contracts, but has launched a consultation on whether there should be a ban on exclusivity clauses.

In an ideal world, there would be permanent jobs for everyone and regular and generous pay rises.

It’s just over two weeks before Christmas and Robin Goodluck (senior manager of a call centre for Express Deliveries Limited) is beginning to feel distinctly un-festive…

It didn’t take long for the issue of age discrimination in the workplace to steal the media spotlight once again. While he was ruled against, the latest case involving John McCririck, where he accused...

Britain is home to thousands of international businesses, so overseas employees will often visit the UK for business. However, employers need to be aware that all employees must enter the UK with the...

The world's largest maker of PCs, Hewlett-Packard (HP), has announced it will cut more than 1,124 UK jobs in 2014.

Last month, a nurse was last struck off by the Nursing and Midwifery Council for being drunk on duty. The story serves as a timely reminder for employers about how and when to act if workers are found...

This year has seen big changes to employment law, and there are more to come in 2014 that HR professionals ought to be aware of.

The Government is being urged to adopt a whistleblowing code of practice and to strengthen the legal protection for whistleblowers.

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has said it will contact 1,200 construction workers who may have been blacklisted because they were involved in union activities.