'Exploited' interns not receiving minimum wage, study finds

Nearly four in 10 interns are still not receiving the minimum wage, according to a study by jobs board Monster.co.uk.

Full face veils for NHS staff under review

The Department of Health has confirmed there is to be a review into whether NHS staff in England should be allowed to wear full-face veils.

Employment tribunal fees: high price to pay for justice?

Last month saw some sweeping changes in employment law, with the introduction of employment tribunal fees.

Cable vows to end 'abuse' of zero-hours contracts

Business secretary Vince Cable will today promise a crackdown on zero-hours contracts in a speech at the Liberal Democrat conference in Glasgow.

Royal Mail privatisation plans will lead to 'disengaged' workforce, says Labour MP

The privatisation of the Royal Mail will cause a disengaged workforce that is continually worried about job security, according to shadow financial secretary to the treasury, Chris Leslie (pictured).

BBC pay-off row: Adams under fire for offering outgoing top brass “sweeteners”

Former BBC HR director Lucy Adams has told MPs she occasionally offered financial “sweeteners” to push senior executives “out of the door” during a tense session of the Public Accounts Committee’s...

Unions call for blacklisting to be made a criminal offence

The blacklisting of workers should be made a criminal offence punishable by jail and unlimited fines, trade unions have said.

Miliband pledges to restrict zero-hours contracts

A Labour Government would impose a crackdown on the use of zero-hours contracts by "exploitative" employers, Ed Miliband will tell a TUC conference today.

Zero-hours contracts 'uncivilised' way to treat staff, says Labour MP

Labour MP Tom Watson (pictured) has called for a ban on zero-hours contracts, labelling them an "uncivilised way" to treat employees.

TUPE changes to allow renegotiation of staff T&Cs

Employers will be able to renegotiate staff benefits one year after they have been transferred to the business under Government changes to the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)...

More than half of university and college lecturers on zero-hours contracts

Universities and colleges are twice as likely to use zero-hours contracts than other workplaces, according to a freedom of information request.

Shares for rights scheme could be forced on unemployed, says HR Legal Service

Unemployed people could be the biggest losers of the Government's controversial shares for rights scheme, according to HR Legal Service.