Companies considering laying off staff have been advised by legal experts they must stick to the rules or face the risk of large claims.

Employers have been reminded to train staff in how to evacuate their workplace after it emerged that more than half of employees in the World Trade Centre, interviewed after the 9/11 attacks, said...

Almost nine out of ten employers (88%) have not applied for a sponsoring licence to employ migrant workers.

Gender reassignment is growing. From just a handful of operations ten years ago (62 were carried out in England in 1998), it is estimated that the number of individuals requesting gender reassignment...

British judges and magistrates could be the victims of a 70 million shortfall in the HM Court Services budget.

Private equity company, Pearl Group, is to close two of its branches forcing at least 300 staff to either relocate or face redundancy.

Stories in the press suggesting TV presenter Selina Scott is suing Five over allegations of age discrimination, will no-doubt bring the thorny issue of age-discrimination firmly back into the...

Marks & Spencer has sacked an employee for telling a national newspaper about redundancy cuts that came into effect this month.

Eighteen Royal Navy sailors have tested positive for cocaine in a routine drugs test while on active duty on board HMS Liverpool.

Television presenter Selina Scott is set to sue Five for up to 1 million for age discrimination.

Milton Keynes Council has been found to have committed indirect discrimination after it did not employ a 61-year-old teacher with 34 years' experience for a job it advertised requiring "less than five...

Two thirds of the workforce do not see health and safety as bureaucracy they welcome it as a life-saving necessity. However, less than a third of employees would blow the whistle on their employer if...