Female-friendly employee benefits: A legal perspective

Egg freezing technology gives women the option to climb the career ladder and have a family later in life. However, is this really a positive incentive? Would it be better to focus on more...

TUC warns of ‘low-paid jobs recovery’ for women

The rise of women in work is due to more women in lower paid and part-time jobs, according to analysis by the TUC.

Is business drowning in paperwork?

The government promised to reduce the burden of bureaucracy for businesses. With the election round the corner, here's a progress report.

Data collection may cause legal ‘hurdles’ for HR, warns law firm

Updated EU data protection regulation may cause trouble for businesses collecting and mining employee data, law firm Allen & Overy has warned.

Most UK businesses support strike law reform

The majority of UK businesses support reform to strike law, law firm Eversheds has found.

Hunt promises more protection for NHS whistleblowers

Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has promised that the government will do more to protect NHS whistleblowers in the light of Robert Francis’s latest report.

Hot topic: is obesity a disability? Part two

At the end of last year, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that the effects of obesity can constitute a disability. With 64% of adults in the UK classed as overweight or obese, what role –...

Employers can “breathe a sigh of relief” on Woolworths case

Employers can “breathe a sigh of relief” according to leading employment lawyers, after the advocate general of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) made the recommendation that UK employers are not...

Hot topic: is obesity a disability?

At the end of last year, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that the effects of obesity can constitute a disability. What does this mean for employers? Will they find themselves facing...

Employment tribunal fees: putting a price on justice?

Since the introduction of employment tribunal fees, claims have dropped noticeably. Are they a barrier to employees getting real justice?

Average waiting time for benefits disputes drops

The average waiting time for decisions on benefits disputes has dropped from 33 weeks to under a fortnight on average, according to data from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

Why you need a bespoke whistleblowing policy

The whistleblowing legislation in the UK does not require employers to have a whistleblowing policy in place, but there are good reasons to have one.