Public, private and voluntary sector organisations have been shortlisted for a Special Award in this year’s Top Employers for Working Families, for which HR magazine is a media partner.

The Governments announcement this afternoon that VAT is to be cut from 17.5% to 15% from next Monday until 2010 will come as little relief for employers struggling in the downturn.

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...

Employers are either terminating contracts or extending probation periods for 18% of new starters, according to research by Spring Personnel.

Line manager coaching is a top priority for HR professionals when considering the future of the profession, according to the CIPD’s annual People Profession Survey