Unison bids to overturn employment tribunal fees

Unison has gone to the High Court to try to overturn the Government's introduction in July of employment tribunal fees.

Theresa May vows to end 'modern slavery'

Home secretary Theresa May has pledged to tackle labour exploitation and end the "modern slavery" that exists in the supply chain of some UK businesses.

UK employers must stop discriminating against ex-offenders, says BITC

Charity organisation Business in the Community (BITC) has called on UK employers to remove the default criminal-record disclosure tick-box from job application forms.

Give blacklisted workers their jobs back, says Unite

Employers involved in blacklisting workers in the construction industry have a "moral duty" to help those affected back into employment, union group Unite said.

Is a ban of the niqãb in hospitals legal?

The importance for patients in hospitals to be able to see their doctor or nurse's face has been largely debated in recent weeks, with reports of hospitals banning front line staff from wearing full...

Blacklisted construction workers set to receive compensation payouts

Major construction companies are to compensate workers who were blacklisted from working on building sites.

Father of dead banking intern calls for employment law overhaul

The father of a banking intern who died from exhaustion after working three nights in a row has urged the UK Government to revise working hours and employment laws.

Legal issues on employees working excessive hours

The Reading employment tribunal recently heard how socialite Countess Maya von Schoenburg (the respondent), friend of Lord Rothschild and ex-wife of Mick Flick, told her housekeeper not to get...

Maternity leave discrimination

They used to say “behind every great man is a great woman” but for professional working mothers it’s more a case of “alongside every great woman is a hands-on partner who shares the childcare and...

Government crackdown on firms that fail to pay minimum wage

Tough new laws aimed at cracking down on rogue employers who fail to pay their staff the national minimum wage come into force today.

Employment law shake-up from 1 October

A number of important employment laws and legislations come into force tomorrow.

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Bonus caps legal action sends out wrong message

Treasury's legal challenge to EU capped bonuses comes in same week NHS workers told about potential pay freeze.