British employers have pledged to increase apprenticeship recruitment, according to a study released on the final day of National Apprenticeships Week.

The backlog of employment tribunal cases, worsened by the pandemic, is showing little sign of easing according to employment lawyers.

A former NHS employee has pleaded guilty for defrauding the health service of over £800,000 by claiming he was procuring non-existent services from companies he controlled.

UK workers are protected from discrimination by the Equality Act. However, the Act is unclear on whether overseas workers are covered while carrying out duties abroad.

Healthcare professionals need to engage more with employers to help people with long-term health problems return to work, according to the Institute for Employment Studies (IES).

HR directors should ask recruiters to deliver a 50:50 shortlist when recruiting in order “to level the playing field”, according to O2 HR director Ann Pickering.

Employers have failed to take the right steps to assess the true cost of auto-enrolment, according to pensions consultancy, Punter Southall.