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...
Last year saw the first conviction under the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 and with the second case due to go to trial in June; it is becoming apparent that authorities are...
Does your employer allow staff to hang decorations in the run-up to Christmas, or is this banned as part of health and safety overkill in your organisation?
The NHS Employers organisation has “serious concerns” that NHS trusts are not being given sufficient opportunity to plan for industrial action by the trade union Unite on 10 May.
