A leading employment lawyer has warned Labour that given the popularity of casual working arrangements in certain sectors, introducing a ban on zero hours contracts may be difficult to implement.

The financial services sector is facing challenges in retaining and recruiting top talent, a survey from Robert Half has found.

Government has announced changes to 'over-burdensome' share buy back rules aimed at boosting direct employee ownership and cutting red tape.

More employers in the UK need to offer flexible working and promote shared parental leave if we want "total equality" across the UK workforce, according to employment relations minister, Jo Swinson.

Financial services firm Axa has announced plans to close its defined benefit pension scheme and transfer 2,300 staff to defined contribution.

Although the majority of HR professionals state employee engagement is a high priority, almost half don't have a strategy for one in place, according to research published by HR software and solutions...

Deputy will join the Aviva Group executive, reporting directly to Mark Wilson, group CEO.

The introduction of the controversial 'shares for rights' scheme may set a "dangerous precedent", a leading employment law expert has warned.

Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper has called on UK employers, parliament and political parties to do more to celebrate diversity and not merely “tolerate” lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender...

Employers are calling for the Government to prioritise initiatives that help foster a skilled workforce, as nearly two thirds of UK CEOs (65%) say a lack of key skills is hampering their growth...

Some of the most popular learning and development (L&D) interventions could actually be thwarting innovation, according to a report published today by the CIPD.

Many businesses are failing to collate meaningful information about their people, choosing to only focus on financial metrics, according to Robert Bolton, partner in KPMG's global HR centre of...