Doctors, nurses and other NHS workers who ‘blow the whistle’ will be protected in the future, under changes to the NHS Constitution announced by health secretary Andrew Lansley.

The number of UK businesses facing regulatory investigations continues to rise, with more than one third (36%) of employers stating that they faced regulatory proceedings in the last year.

Following the Chancellor’s announcement last week on sweeping changes to the UK’s employment tribunal system, employers should be warned the proposals carry ‘concealed and complex risks’.

Women who would have seen a two-year increase to their state pension age will have their wait reduced to 18 months, welfare secretary Iain Duncan Smith (pictured) has announced yesterday, meaning the...

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has called on the prime minister David Cameron to provide a road map for the UK economy,

The Government has committed itself to reforming employment law as part of its bigger ‘Plan for Growth’ which aims to boost business confidence and growth in spite of the UK’s troubled economic...

Childcare support will be paid to around 80,000 more households, the deputy prime minister, Nick Clegg and welfare secretary Iain Duncan Smith have announced.

Increasing the qualifiying period for unfair dismissal from one year, to two years, will not reduce the number of tribunal claims, according to the CIPD.

The much-anticipated Agency Workers Regulations (AWR) have come into effect, but industry experts predict the changes to the law will come as nothing more than an “inconvenience” to employers that are...

UK businesses could face a 5% increase in annual pay costs as a result of major new regulations that come into force tomorrow (1 October 2011), according to recruitment firm Reed.

Earlier this week the Government published its full summary for 2011 on cutting the cost of regulation for business.

The Government has not yet made a final decision on whether or not to extend the unfair dismissal qualifying period, blaming a “drafting error” in its Statement of New Regulation.