The failure of a number of well-known businesses over the last few years has meant that the term “administration” has become familiar to the man in the street. The very word could also cause mass...
On 23 November 2011, business secretary Vince Cable announced plans to overhaul employment law. Where existing laws were perceived as a ‘barrier’ to business, he declared, he was “knocking down that...
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has decided in USDAW v WW Realisation Ltd that the duty to collectively consult over redundancies is triggered whenever a company proposes to make 20 or more...
GMB, the union for construction workers, has lodged claims in the High Court in London, seeking compensation for 70 of its members, blacklisted by Carillion and other construction companies.
Thousands of shopworkers from failed retailers Woolworths and Ethel Austin have won a landmark legal case, entitling them to a £5 million payout.
It was recently reported that German software company SAP is seeking to recruit hundreds of people with autism as it believes they have a unique talent for IT work.
The interview still remains one the most important tools for those conducting internal disciplinary and grievance investigations. Employers’ decisions relating to disciplinary and grievance matters...
The Employment Tribunal yesterday rejected an age discrimination claim made by lawyer Leslie Seldon against his former firm Clarkson Wright and Jakes, bringing an end to the six-year legal battle that...
The Government is facing increased pressure to introduce a ban on "zero hours contracts" as trade union groups renew calls for them to be outlawed.
Last month Kent police’s youth police and crime commissioner, Paris Brown, was pressured into stepping down a week after being hired. The reason: the 17-year-old had tweeted homophobic and racist...
News that the Britvic squash factory in Chelmsford will shut, with the loss of between 230 and 400 members of staff, means the company, whose iconic brand has been around for more than 75 years, will...
National Basketball Association player Jason Collins recently came out as gay, making him the only openly gay male in the professional game. While many fans and commentators were supportive of...
