Employers have welcomed the Government's legislation requiring them to allow all staff the right to request flexible working, but remain braced for the cost impact.

Acas has reminded employers of the workplace rights concerning annual leave and flexible working as the schools break for the holiday season and there are more requests for time off.

One of the UK's biggest HR consultancies has urged employers to start planning for the major changes to the pension tax regime, due to be implemented in April 2011.

Recent reports that Theresa May (pictured), home secretary and minister for women and equality, has confirmed that the banning of 'gagging' orders - preventing employees from discussing pay and...

Last week the Government announced plans to overhaul the NHS, with the aim of cutting bureaucracy and waste, while increasing efficiency and, most importantly, improving the standard of patient care.

Earlier this month, the Tribunal Service released its annual statistics on employment tribunal claims for 2009/10. The key findings are that there has been a 56% increase in the total number of...

British Airways staff have rejected the airline's latest pay and working conditions offer, leading union Unite to consider a ballot for more strikes, which could start as early as September.

The growth of fraud in UK workplaces is continuing unabated, new research reveals.

2012 is going to be an important year and it's not all about the Olympics - it will also herald significant changes to pensions within the UK.

A temporary limit on the number of people from outside Europe who can work in the UK has come into force.

Business secretary Vince Cable has called on more young people to pursue a career or apprenticeship in aerospace.

One of the country's biggest graduate recruiters, PricewaterhouseCoopers, has given a lukewarm reception to business secretary Vince Cable's plans to introduce a graduate tax and his suggestion of...