The HR policy guide: Labour party

The second edition of HR magazine's daily, pre-election guide to the main parties' employment and HR-related policies features the Labour party.

The HR policy guide: Conservative party

With the general election only weeks away, HR magazine is cutting through the hot air to bring you a daily guide to the main parties' HR and employment-related policies. Today, the Conservative Party....

Liberal Democrats pledge to extend shared parental leave and free childcare

The Liberal Democrats have pledged in their manifesto to extend shared parental leave and free childcare for working families.

Labour: We would let grandparents share parental leave

The Labour Party would consult on allowing grandparents to share in parents’ unpaid parental leave if it came to power in May’s election.

Conservatives pledge to 'reward hard work' and protect business

The Conservative party has pledged in its manifesto to improve the lives of British workers while protecting business.

Labour manifesto pledges improved workers’ rights

The Labour party has pledged improved workers’ rights in its election manifesto, now officially launched.

Landmark whistleblowing verdict delivered

The first decision on what constitutes public interest in whistleblowing cases has been delivered by the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT).

Conservatives pledge mandatory employee volunteering

A Conservative government would offer up to 15 million workers three days' paid leave a year for volunteering, prime minister David Cameron has announced.

Half of UK employers are prejudiced against the obese

Nearly half (45%) of British employers admit they are less inclined to recruit an applicant if he or she is obese, according to law firm Crossland Employment Solicitors.

Employment lawyers react to Labour's zero-hour proposals

The employment law community has reacted to Labour's recent proposal to ban zero-hour contracts for employees working regular hours for longer than 12 weeks.

Leaving the EU could impact skills and productivity, says Centre for Economic Performance

Leaving the European Union would result in less skilled immigration and could result in slower productivity growth, says the Centre for Economic Performance in a background briefing on key policy...

Agency workers afraid of asserting employment rights

Agency workers are unaware of and afraid of asserting their employment rights, a study from Acas has revealed.