With the economy picking up and the pace of change showing no sign of slowing, there has never been a better time for HR to become more tech-savvy and take more control of technology
Business and employment groups are united in praise of plans to introduce tighter regulations around zero-hour contracts, laid out in the Queen’s speech yesterday.
The number of private sector employees in unions rose between 2010 and 2013 after a gradual decline over 15 years, according to figures released by the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills.
Following the Government’s Consultation on Modern Workplaces the right to request flexible working will be extended to all employees on 30 June 2014. HR Legal Service explains how to comply with the...
Workers whose total pay package relies heavily on commission will have this reflected in their holiday pay, following a ruling in favour of an employee in a tribunal.
Members of Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs) will from now on be classed as workers, with all the associated rights, after the Supreme Court ruled in favour of LLP member Krista Bates van...
The Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) has welcomed Royal Mail’s plan to trial parcel deliveries on Sundays, with deputy general secretary of postal Dave Ward calling the move an “exciting...
The Dorchester Collection has promised to protect jobs, wages and benefits in spite of a potentially harmful boycott due to the company’s links to Brunei.
Opposition leader Ed Miliband is due to announce plans to link minimum wage to average earnings today.
Attitudes to relationships have shifted over time and the concept of a lifelong marriage has been replaced with the reality of multiple relationships. A similar shift has taken place in the employment...
Fathers trying to secure flexible working arrangements see themselves at a disadvantage compared to women, according to an academic paper on the subject.
Employers are either terminating contracts or extending probation periods for 18% of new starters, according to research by Spring Personnel.
