The unemployment rate for the three months to June 2011 was 7.9%, up 0.1% on the previous quarter, according to figures from the Office of National Statistics, published this morning.

Employers in the public sector – and possibly beyond – now face being held legally liable for failing to protect their staff from repetitive racial harassment, following legal developments at home and...

While previously the law did not hold employers liable for third-party harassment, G Norouzi successfully argued that as a public sector employer the council was bound by the EU Race Directive, which...

In the current volatile economic climate, employers face multiple challenges in labour relations.

London will be transformed next summer, says Laura Evans, with millions of additional tourists, athletes and spectators and the ensuing excitement and disruption this will bring. It will pose a major...

The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) has told the man tasked with the UK’s biggest review of health and safety legislation in a generation that there is no scope for cuts.

Acas has seen a significant increase in demand for its help resolving large-scale disputes in the past year.

Could putting an end to maternity and other employment legislation help kick-start the UK’s sluggish economy?

More than seven million disabled people in the UK are being prevented from getting jobs or reaching their full potential by employers and recruiters who are imposing a ‘glass ceiling’, according to a...

A recent European Court of Justice ruling could give UK employers more leeway on employer-justified compulsory retirement, The Age and Employment Network (TAEN) has warned.

As many as 34,100 jobs are set to go in the police force by March 2015 compared with March 2010.

The subject of background checks has been brought into sharp focus by the News of the World phone hacking scandal. With David Cameron being under pressure to explain why he hired Andy Coulson, how can...