The Government is to extend the jobs guarantee for young jobseekers by one year, until 2012.

In February, the Women's Rights Committee of the European Parliament voted in favour of a compulsory 20 weeks of maternity leave on full pay. Current UK rules allow for a full year of maternity leave,...

An increase in Capital Gains Tax (CGT), a VAT hike later in the year, an income tax increase and tax avoidance measures are among the announcements Alistair Darling could inflict on employers in his...

More than 50,000 employees have called the Government's pay and work rights helpline since it was launched in September, showing HR problems and workplace rights remain worrying issues in business.

The global financial crisis has shown us that a bank can take risks that bring it to its knees. Taking such risks might make large bonuses for the traders, but they can be bad for the bank. Further,...

Employers are putting off decisions about their workplace pension arrangements until after the Budget and General Election, in case of further changes or clarification to the framework governing...

Trade unions have claimed the latest Policy Exchange report, Health and Safety - Reducing the Burden, is irrelevant to the modern workplace.

In recent obituaries the former Labour Party leader, Michael Foot, was praised for his role in ensuring that the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HSWA) made it on to the statute book. At the time...

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has published its Budget submission calling for public-sector pay freezes and a halt to new employment regulations.

Employers are taking a legal risk if they use a salary-sacrifice arrangement to allow staff to donate money to charity.

The number of businesses and employees trying to avoid employment tribunal claims has continued to rise in recent months, according to figures published today by Acas.

The public sector faces 37% of employment appeals claims despite employing just 22% of the UK workforce.