Just under three quarters of employees agree, in light of the tough times endured by private-sector staff through the recession, that striking public-sector workers will quickly lose sympathy if they...
Lord Young has published his review into the UK's compensation culture, advising a 'common sense' approach to health and safety.
The Corporate Manslaughter and Homicide Act 2007 came into force on 6 April 2008. This Act makes it an offence for an organisation to manage or organise its activities in such a way as to cause a...
The importance of maintaining and increasing apprenticeships in both the public and private sectors is set to be debated in the House of Lords tomorrow (14 October).
Made in Dagenham, the latest British film to hit cinemas, takes us back to 1968 and tells the story of 187 female Ford employees who went on strike to secure pay that equalled that of their male...
From this month, employees who settle their employment tribunal claim through Acas can use a new fast-track service to enforce the terms of the agreement, if action is necessary.
The secretary of state for work and pensions, Iain Duncan Smith, has announced the introduction of a 'universal credit' designed to simplify the benefit system and improve work incentives.
The CBI calls for changes in the law to raise the threshold for industrial action and to ensure disruption to the public and companies is minimised if strikes do occur.
Acas, the employment relations service, has launched the first in a series of new podcasts explaining key changes under the new Equality Act that come into effect tomorrow (1 October).
Almost two thirds of HR professionals (61%) don't realise that the Agency Worker Regulations will come into force in just 12 months' time and 80% have 'no idea' what the consequences of non-compliance...
The Liberal Democrat conference in Liverpool this year was far busier than it has ever been before. Security was heightened, lobbyists were in abundance and, unusually for the Lib Dems, journalists...
Public-sector HR directors have called for robust discussions between trade unions, employers and staff saying a focus should be on the 'total cost' of the public-sector pay bill not just the salary...
