It is clear that some other members of the EU, especially those within the Eurozone are irritated at the UK veto.
The Supreme Court has issued its long awaited judgment in the case of Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust v Edwards.
More than two fifths of UK managers are expecting more redundancies in 2012 and over a third feel insecure in their own jobs, according to the annual end of year research from the Chartered Management...
Plans to lower the £84 million cost to the taxpayer, and relieve pressure on businesses, through the introduction of fees for employment tribunals were announced yesterday by justice minister Jonathan...
Thomas Cook will close up to 200 of its 1,300 stores over the next two years as part of its “thorough review of the profitability of the UK business”.
While men benefited most during the initial post-recession jobs recovery in 2010, it’s been tough for both sexes in the 2011 jobs market and women have actually fared slightly better than men despite...
More than half of larger business want to take on more staff by 2015, but are frustrated by a lack of skilled labour in the UK and burdensome employment regulation, according to a survey of 1,200...
There were 2.64 million unemployed people in the third quarter of 2011, up 128,000 on the previous three months quarter, findings from the Office of National Statistics revealed this morning.
With the festive period upon us, I bring tidings of (qualified) joy and an important message for every UK HR practitioner. It is a seasonal offering from an unusual source: the Centre for Retail...
The current system of paying bereavement benefits is “inconsistent and complex”, with no encouragement to return to work the Minister for Welfare Reform, Lord Freud said yesterday as he published a...
The Supreme Court has handed down a decision in a case which has a significant impact on the holiday entitlement of workers who do not follow a standard ‘nine to five’ working pattern for five days...
The Government has floated an idea for new legislation about providing for "protected conversations" between employer and employee, which would allow “frank and open discussions” on the subject of...
