It's been another year during which businesses have had to continue to trade in a 'sluggish' economy. Unsurprisingly therefore, the majority of the employment advice provided to businesses, has...
The economic crisis will continue to dominate the agenda in 2013, with further challenges ahead for Europe and beyond, especially within the public sector in this age of austerity. These turbulent...
The recent announcement by Rolls-Royce that it had passed information relating to potential bribery and corruption to the SFO following an internal investigation is part of a growing trend for...
The Governments move yesterday by Employment relations minister Jo Swinson to cut the consultation period before large-scale redundancies from 90 to 45 days, has been welcomed by HR director of the...
Employment relations minister Jo Swinson has announced plans to reduce the 90 day minimum period before very large scale redundancies can take place to 45 days.
There has been increasing discussion recently around the concept of the Living Wage for the nation’s legions of support staff such as cleaners, caterers, security staff and others – helped by the...
An office Christmas party is a chance for employee morale boosting after a year of hard work. A chance for everyone to unwind and have an evening of fun with colleagues. However, there are plenty of...
The Supreme Court yesterday ruled in a landmark case that volunteers do not qualify under the Equality Act and have no legal challenge to acts of discrimination in age, race or sex.
The whole organisation must start to take ownership of people management and not just leave it to HR, according to former British Airways HR director and HR director of global mining company Eurasian...
An investment manager who earned nearly £2.5 million a year lost a High Court fight yesterday for a bonus worth £1.7 million.
Bullying is a destructive feature of working life that has proved extremely difficult to eradicate since it was first highlighted in the early 1990s. Bullying can cause immense harm. Apart from the...
This week the Court of Appeal will hear the case of Warby v Wunda Group, in a case UK law firm Eversheds has said could prove significant for employers and mean that they could soon be held...
