Socio-economic background is not a protected characteristic under the Equality Act. This means if people face discrimination because of their class, or assumptions made about it, they do not have the...

The return to the office has brought attention back to love contracts as employers brace for the next wave of workplace love affairs.

Government is considering using agency workers to replace striking staff during one of the largest rail strikes in history, set to take place next week.

The UK government has made the Post Office and identity verification platform Yoti the first certified digital identity service providers (IDSP) to carry out right to work checks across the country.

A political scandal around porn-watching at work reopened the debate on whether employees need strict management of what they get up to while on-the-clock, says Dan Cave.

Proposed reforms to the UK's Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) system are planned to be introduced to parliament today.

Spain has announced reforms which will allow women to take up to three days menstrual leave per month, becoming the first European country to do so.

A private member's bill to introduce a legal right for women to seek time off for fertility treatment could be a watershed moment for women's rights in the UK.

The long-awaited Employment Bill will not form part of the Queen's Speech, leaving working standards at a crossroads.

In November 2021 the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) launched a new legal fund to tackle race discrimination. How is being used?

Mote Cricket Club is now listed alongside Uber and Pimlico Plumbers as an organisation hauled through the tribunals by individuals asserting that they were employees or workers, not contractors.

As the anniversary of the 2021 IR35 private sector reforms – what has been the impact of the first year of off payroll working rules?