The ever changing legal landscape in the field of employment and human resources has had another bumper year in 2014, with important legislative changes to existing legislation such as TUPE and also...
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has implemented the Deduction from Wages (Limitation) Regulations 2014 following assessment of the possible impact of the Employment Appeals...
It would be easy to think that an employer can discriminate on the grounds of obesity after reading some of the headlines around the Court of Justice of the European Union's latest ruling.
The High Court yesterday (Wednesday 17 December) rejected a judicial review brought by trade union Unison to have tribunal fees ruled unlawful.
The ruling of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) that obesity can constitute a disability could cause real problems for employers, according to Osborne Clarke employment partner Julian Hemming.
A bill to give the government powers to force big business to reveal their gender pay data was passed with an overwhelming majority in the House of Commons yesterday.
A Labour government would make it a criminal offence to undercut wages with migrant labour, party leader Ed Miliband will announce later today.
Prospective parents can apply for shared parental leave from today (Monday 1 December).
More than one in five (21%) HR directors admit they are not ready for the requirements of the shared parental leave legislation that comes into effect on 1 December, according to research by HCM...
Last week Sterecycle, a waste processing business, was convicted of corporate manslaughter following the tragic death of employee Michael Whinfrey, in an explosion at its Rotherham plant in January...
Female employees are reluctant to discuss maternity benefits with their employers in case it implies they are planning a pregnancy, according to research by jobs and careers community Glassdoor.
Yesterday’s ruling that overtime will be included in holiday pay calculations still leaves uncertainty over many issues, according to CIPD employee relations adviser Mike Emmott.
