The General Medical Council (GMC) yesterday launched a tribunal service for doctors in the biggest shake-up of fitness to practise hearings since they were first established in 1858.
The Government’s call for evidence on compensated no-fault dismissal closes this Friday and industry groups have warned of harmful consequences of a "poorly thought-through" regime enabling micro...
According to the latest statistics released by the Ministry of Justice in March 2012, between October – December 2011 there was a 40% overall increase in employees and potential employees seeking...
More than three million people working in small companies with fewer than 10 staff will be turned into “second-class citizens” if government supporters of the Beecroft report get their way, according...
More than a quarter of UK workers aged between 45 and 54 who work with other people think their employers put their colleagues who have children or families first.
Redundancy is the primary tool used by managers and directors to regulate their businesses through economic cycles, but are the true costs of redundancy ever calculated? Are the alternatives ever...
Acas, the workplace relations organisation, has launched guidance to help HR managers have 'difficult conversations' – about performance, conduct or personal matters – can in the workplace.
Very few areas of employment law escape the scrutiny of venture capitalist Adrian Beecroft, in his report to Government published on 21 May. The headline-grabbers as far as employment tribunal claims...
Following a review of equalities legislation under the red tape challenge, the Government has launched a consultation seeking the views on proposals to repeal two measures from the Equality Act 2010.
The Government's approach to spreading opportunity and tackling discrimination is "already paying dividends", The Home Office has reported.
Until 1 October 2011, most businesses adopted the default National Retirement Age (NRA) of 65 for their staff. Under the then law, employers had the right to retire employees at 65, provided they...
The UK Government this week published the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill, which will, if passed, make significant changes affecting how workplace disputes are dealt with.
