The employment tribunal system needs fixing, but fees take it to the extreme

Employment tribunal claims should not be a lottery for disgruntled staff, but creating a system that favours the rich is inherently unfair.

Royal Mail workers to hold strike vote

Royal Mail postal workers are to vote on whether to take strike action over the Government's controversial privatisation plans.

Agency workers denied equal pay, says TUC

Agency workers are being paid less than permanent staff despite doing the same jobs, according to the TUC.

Would you take legal advice from a high street brand?

A change in the law last year could offer new legal service providers and existing practices opportunities to expand their businesses.

A guide to employee shareholder contracts

A new employee shareholder status comes into effect on 1 September 2013. HR practitioners need to be familiar with this new employee category to help evaluate whether it might work for their...

Workers 'turned-off' by employee shareholder contracts, say employment lawyers

The introduction next week of employee shareholder contracts is likely to be a "damp squib", according to employment lawyers.

Cable review into zero-hours contracts is 'inadequate', says The Work Foundation

The Work Foundation has called for a more systematic investigation into zero-hours contracts, after calling the review commissioned by business secretary Vince Cable (pictured) "inadequate".

UK facing decade of economic stagnation, warns TUC

Wages and household incomes must start rising soon or the economy risks creating a personal debt bubble similar to the one that helped cause the recession, the TUC has said.

Post Office workers to strike in ongoing dispute over job cuts and pay

Post Office workers are to strike for 48 hours over the August bank holiday weekend, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) has said.

Ban on NHS staff with HIV to be lifted

NHS workers who have HIV will be allowed to carry out operations and procedures as an "outdated" ban is to be lifted, the Government has announced.

Financial firms forced to set targets for women on boards

The UK's largest financial firms will be forced to set targets for the number of women on their boards from 2014, under proposals outlined by City regulators.

Scottish apprenticeship schemes excluding disabled workers, ethnic minorities and women, says EHRC

There are inequalities in the Scottish Government's flagship modern apprenticeship schemes, a report published by The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has claimed.