As lifespans lengthen, portfolio careers become more popular, and households feel the squeeze of a double-dip recession, many people are feeling the attraction – or necessity – of working through...
The mental health charity Mind has warned the Government that cutting too much red tape in business, could reduce the legal protection of employees with mental health problems.
Shareholders may have been giving the thumbs down to boardroom pay and bonuses in greater numbers recently, but the Government needs to do more than make investors' voting decisions binding if...
The first employer in Northern Ireland to be prosecuted under Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide legislation has been fined a record £187,500.
The enterprise bill, confirmed yesterday in the Queen’s Speech, will encourage employers and employees to go through conciliation rather than legal tribunals as part of Government attempts to reduce...
The Queen’s speech yesterday confirmed Government plans to introduce a the children and families bill, which will mean mothers in England, Scotland and Wales will be able to transfer maternity leave...
The Queen, at the State Opening of Parliament this morning, announced her Government would move forward on reform of state pensions and public sector pensions, as well as increasing parental leave and...
As reports suggest the Government is poised to extend the right to request flexible working to all employees, the CIPD has found only 4% of employers have had difficulties complying with the current...
Steps to raise state pension age will alienate the public, unions warn following YouGov survey.
There were red faces in the HR department at Aviva earlier this month when an exit email intended for a single departing employee was sent to an entire division.
The European Court once more returned to the issue of carrying over untaken leave but also how much holiday leave employees absent due to illness should receive.
In advance of announcements on legislative change to maternity and paternity leave (expected in the Queen’s Speech on 9 May) a new study for Working Families and Netmums found overwhelming opposition...
