PC Pam Fleming has been in the news lately. She is the first police officer to publicly admit to being a Jedi. Eight other police officers at Strathclyde Police have listed their religion as Jedi in...

The Equal Pay Act was introduced in 1970 but, nearly 40 years on, it seems that the gap between men and women's pay has yet to disappear completely.

Taylor Made Computer Solutions has asked a member of staff to work from home for a week to minimise the chances of staff and customers contracting swine flu.

With swine flu dominating the headlines, employers are starting to realise that they need to be prepared to deal with isolated or sizable levels of absence. Only today it was reported that a business...

Opinion is divided over yesterday's decision by the Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (BERR) to keep the UK opt-out from the 48-hour week Working Time Directive.

Cotswold Geotechnical Holdings has become the first company to be charged under the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007.

The prime minister has decided to press ahead with a vote tomorrow on reforming MPs' expenses - without carrying out an independent review.

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It is official. The UK will retain its opt-out from a 48-hour week Working Time Directive, after negotiations at the European Parliament broke down without reaching agreement.

The chancellor, Alistair Darling, has confirmed income tax will increase for high earners from 2010 but will affect those with salaries higher than 150,000 who will see their income tax on their...

The Government is to invest 1.7 billion in helping unemployed people into work.

The Government will remove the higher rate tax relief on pensions contributions.