New leaders at Unite and BA seek to end cabin crew dispute

The new general secretary of Unite, Len McCluskey, and the new CEO of British Airways, Keith Williams, have had exploratory talks over the past few weeks and are committed to seeking an “honourable...

Engage with employment tribunal consultation, says law firm

With the Government's consultation exercise on employment tribunals due to close on Wednesday (20 April), some of its proposals have been welcomed by business leaders, while others have provided cause...

CBI and TUC at loggerheads over employment tribunal reform

Business leaders today called for changes to help speed up employment tribunals, claiming that the system was "failing" employers and workers.

Nurses vote to remove health secretary over fears of redundancy

Nurses have passed a vote of no confidence in the health secretary Andrew Lansley over HNS reform - and are refusing to rule out industrial action.

CIPD calls on Government to release audit of public sector job cuts

The CIPD has called on the Coalition Government to compile and publish a comprehensive administrative audit of public sector job cuts between now and 2014-15 to supplement the modelled forecasts from...

Half of Britons feel discriminated against at work, research reveals

A survey of 1,973 employed members of the public revealed 53% of Britons have felt discriminated against whilst at work, the majority of which are women.

Redundancies loom as 148,000 businesses face significant financial problems

Redundancies loom as research shows almost 148,000 UK companies are facing ‘significant’ or ‘critical’ financial problems, whilst those with ‘critical’ problems alone are struggling with nearly £53...

HR advice service launched for London's voluntary sector employers

London Voluntary Service Council (LVSC) has re-launched its PEACe HR and employment advice service for the tens of thousands of voluntary and community sector (VCS) employers in London and beyond.

Institute of Directors is sceptical about 'bonfire of regulations'

The Government's announcement last week to give employers the opportunity to 'rip up' 21,000 rules and regulations that it says are preventing growth, has met with scepticism from the Institute of...

HMRC warns employers of PAYE changes coming into effect

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has issued an alert to employers about key PAYE changes coming this spring.

Small firms will still be hit hard by EU employment regulation says FSB

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is warning that micro firms will still be hard hit by the large number of regulations that come from Europe, as the moratorium on regulation begins.

Business invited to join in bonfire of the regulations

The Government has given employers the opportunity to 'rip up' 21,000 rules and regulations that it says are preventing growth.