With a plethora of rights, responsibilities, obligations and duties the small business owner is entitled to feel that the red tape is tightening around him or her. The effect of this is that much -...
The Protection from Harassment Act 1997 was initially brought in to deal with stalkers. But it has since been used in many different situations as the rise in employment harassment cases will...
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has launched proposals to abolish the default retirement age, extend the right to request flexible working to all employees, overhaul employer...
From today every young person who is unemployed for six months will be guaranteed the offer of a job, training or work experience, as the Government's Young Person's Guarantee goes live.
A desire for diverse workplaces reinforced by the need to comply with anti-discrimination legislation continues to place demands on the expertise of HR professionals.
The CIPD and the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) have called on the Government to avoid any further statutory increases in the cost of employing staff during economic recovery.
The implementation of the controversial Agency Workers Directive (AWD) has been delayed until October 2011 as the final regulations for the directive were laid before parliament yesterday.
Employers that choose to analyse and report publicly their gender pay gaps will receive limited immunity from investigation, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has announced.
Employees must comply with employers' rules for annual leave or lose their holiday, according to a new ruling from the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT).
The Chartered Management Institute (CMI) has called for a more structured Government approach to building career aspirations for young people.
Six out of 10 small businesses do not think the Government should set a default retirement age, according to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).
In this challenging economic climate, there has never been a greater need for employers to protect their businesses and to retain clients. The need for effective restraints on employees leaving the...
