Direct and indirect age discrimination, harassment and victimisation will be unlawful when providing services and when carrying out public functions, according to provisions of the Equality Act 2010,...
Between April and October 2013 virtually all employers and pension providers will start reporting payroll information to HMRC in "real time", on or before every payday – instead of after the end of...
The viral email sent by disgruntled employee Kieran Allen to staff at media agency MEC on Tuesday is a reminder employers need to have clearly communicated procedures in place to regulate employee...
Conflict in the workplace is a common occurrence and can take many forms, whether it is personality clashes, differences in leadership or working style.
Further to the announcement last Friday that the Government plans to slash the £72,000 cap on unfair dismissals, opinion is mixed among employees and businesses.
Employment law is complex at the best of times, but when tax, benefits, fuel efficiency and parental leave come into play, HR departments can find themselves facing fresh hurdles in their bid to give...
Employees at human rights charity Amnesty International UK are planning to take strike action tomorrow to protest against the refusal of senior management to enter into "meaningful negotiations" over...
Business secretary Vince Cable MP announced yesterday a blitz on “over 3,000 regulations to be scrapped or overhauled”, a further instalment in the Government’s drive to reduce red tape. Shops,...
Norman Lamb (pictured), minister for employment relations, has named an employer under the BIS Scheme for naming employers who flout National Minimum Wage (NMW) law.
Tomorrow four Christians will be seeking to change UK discrimination law through the European Court of Human Rights.
The Government’s reform plan announced in June sets out the ambition to reform the civil service into a sharper, quicker, more agile ‘machine’ to meet the unprecedented challenges facing the UK.
Apprentice training organisations have welcomed the recognition from a Government review that apprenticeships are as important for upskilling the adult workforce as they are for creating new jobs for...
