Legislation to allow all employees to request flexible working came into effect on 30 June. In part one of this Hot Topic Jane Fielding, head of employment at international law firm Wragge Lawrence...
Staff at businesses with fewer than 50 people are up to 10 times less likely to face discrimination than those working in larger companies, according to research by employment solicitors Doyle...
Conservative cabinet office minister Francis Maude has outlined plans to tighten rules around public sector strike ballots.
In principle, reporting a concern about a risk, wrongdoing or illegality at work, in the public interest should be a relatively easy matter. Yet, when it comes down to whistleblowing, employees are...
Manchester City midfielder Yaya Touré has reignited the debate about compassionate leave. He has accused his club of refusing his request to be excused from the team’s Abu Dhabi tour to visit his...
Employment groups have broadly welcomed new legislation that extends flexible working rights to all employees.
Pensions experts have given a lukewarm reaction to the Government's plans to offer workplace savers a third pensions option called 'defined ambition' (DA).
Business secretary Vince Cable has announced that the Government is to outlaw the use of exclusivity in zero-hours contracts, but has resisted calls to ban them completely.
With sweeping changes to workers’ rights in England and Wales, Leanne Thomas, employment law specialist at DJM Solicitors, says employers should ensure they don’t fall foul of complacency.
Some of the biggest unions in the country are balloting their members to assess the appetite for industrial action, due to ongoing anger over the 1% pay offer for workers in the public sector.
The Football Association (FA) has undergone a recruitment drive to hire 50 people to its anti-discrimination panel, including new chair Tariq Sadiq.
A lack of understanding about their legal obligations could see as many as 5,000 small employers face fines, according to research by Creative Auto Enrolment.
