Is a ban of the niqãb in hospitals legal?

The importance for patients in hospitals to be able to see their doctor or nurse's face has been largely debated in recent weeks, with reports of hospitals banning front line staff from wearing full...

Blacklisted construction workers set to receive compensation payouts

Major construction companies are to compensate workers who were blacklisted from working on building sites.

Father of dead banking intern calls for employment law overhaul

The father of a banking intern who died from exhaustion after working three nights in a row has urged the UK Government to revise working hours and employment laws.

Legal issues on employees working excessive hours

The Reading employment tribunal recently heard how socialite Countess Maya von Schoenburg (the respondent), friend of Lord Rothschild and ex-wife of Mick Flick, told her housekeeper not to get...

Call for Government to offer 'proper paid' work to unemployed

Unemployed people need to experience "proper paid" work to help them back into employment, according to TUC general secretary Frances O'Grady.

Maternity leave discrimination

They used to say “behind every great man is a great woman” but for professional working mothers it’s more a case of “alongside every great woman is a hands-on partner who shares the childcare and...

Government crackdown on firms that fail to pay minimum wage

Tough new laws aimed at cracking down on rogue employers who fail to pay their staff the national minimum wage come into force today.

Employment law shake-up from 1 October

A number of important employment laws and legislations come into force tomorrow.

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Bonus caps legal action sends out wrong message

Treasury's legal challenge to EU capped bonuses comes in same week NHS workers told about potential pay freeze.

Treasury launches legal challenge to EU bankers' bonus cap

The UK Treasury has launched a legal challenge with the European Court of Justice against EU plans to cap bankers' bonuses.

Firefighters to stage strike from midday in row over pensions

Members of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) will strike for fours hours from midday as part of an ongoing row over pensions.

The rise of the apprenticeship in white-collar professions

Apprenticeship schemes in white-collar professions have surged in popularity in recent years, and employers can benefit as much as employees.