Companies found guilty after worker's fatal fall

A major construction company and a concrete structures firm have been found guilty and fined £130,000 after a worker died following a 19 metre fall at a Swansea building site.

Sexual harassment victim awarded payout after "disgracefully lewd comments"

A women has been awarded £27,000 at an employment tribunal after suffering sexual harassment from her bosses.

JJB ex-head of HR loses unfair dismissal claim

Jonathan Ashby, former head of HR and payroll and an associate director at sports retailer JJB Sports, has lost his claim for unfair dismissal, despite being made redundant without warning. JJB said...

Employing migrant workers: A checklist for compliance

Supermarket giant Tesco has recently been fined £115,000 for employing foreign students who were breaking the conditions of their visas. This follows shortly after the decision by the UK Border Agency...

Nick Clegg to confirm flexible parental leave

The deputy prime minister will announce today that from 2015 a flexible system of parental leave will be introduced. It's aimed at driving more women back into the workforce and giving men the option...

Union to contest denial of compensation to Ethel Austin and Woolworths staff in smaller stores

The fight to secure compensation for former Ethel Austin and Woolworths staff stalled when the companies went into administration in 2008, but has now taken a step forward.

TUPE: what business needs to know about the retention of employment model

The retention of employment model (RoE) was developed by the Department of Health to limit the number of non-clinical staff forced to transfer to the private sector from the NHS under private finance...

TUPE: what business needs to know about the retention of employment model

The retention of employment model (RoE) was developed by the Department of Health to limit the number of non-clinical staff forced to transfer to the private sector from the NHS under private finance...

Landmark Birmingham equal pay ruling may lead to other claims

Yesterday's Supreme Court ruling that 170 women and four men who worked for Britain’s largest local authority will be able to bring an equal pay case through the civil courts rather than an employment...

One year on: is Default Retirement Age abolition working?

In theory, since 1 October last year, no one should now be subject to a default retirement age (DRA). But in practice, things seems to be working out rather differently – and not just as a result of...

Financial Reporting Council inches towards balanced boards

The independent regulator for corporate governance, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has announced amendments to the UK Corporate Governance Code, which came into effect yesterday. The changes...

HR legal revolution: It's all happening today

Major changes in legislation take effect today and one marks its first anniversary.