A recent European Court of Justice ruling could give UK employers more leeway on employer-justified compulsory retirement, The Age and Employment Network (TAEN) has warned.

The subject of background checks has been brought into sharp focus by the News of the World phone hacking scandal. With David Cameron being under pressure to explain why he hired Andy Coulson, how can...

Families with a father who takes advantage of the new transferable parental leave risk a “daddy penalty” of almost £20,000 according to a report on flexible working by the think tank Demos.

From October the Agency Workers Regulations will give agency temps the right to many of the same benefits as permanent staff.

The public sector faces 37% of employment appeals despite employing just 22% of UK workforce, research published this morning reveals.

The British Safety Council has met with Ragnar Löfstedt as part of his Government-backed independent review of health and safety regulation, which aims to simplify the rules.

ONS figures released today show unemployment figures remain fairly static. Experts say this is due to the fact that employees are accepting pay cuts rather than facing redundancy. Businesses and their...

Once the Agency Workers Regulations are implemented in October 2011, after a twelve week qualifying period working for the same hirer, agency workers will be entitled to the same basic working and...

Employers believe all staff should be given right to request time off to train, according to a poll by The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP).

The closure of the News of the World from this Sunday, could lead to an increase in employment tribunal claims and whistle blowing cases according to a city law firm.

Employment legislation including pension requirements, dismissal rules and sickness absence rules is deterring deter sole traders from taking on their first employees.

Learndirect has launched a range of compliance courses to keep employers up-to-date on health and safety legislation.