The British Standards Institution (BSI) is proposing a management system standard for how to best value employees.
The current flexible labour market and employment rights framework is fit for purpose but the political debate surrounding it can sometimes be "unnecessarily polarised", the CIPD says.
The realities of how much zero-hours contracts affect the UK workforce are still being revealed. Hannah Uttley examines the continuing debate.
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is taking a risk-based approach to dealing with benefits taxation - putting a greater emphasis on benefits and reward professionals to monitor taxable benefits.
The government's highly anticipated consultation into zero-hours contracts closed last month and a number of organisations put forward their recommendations. Hannah Uttley rounds up the responses.
Individuals who have been on a zero-hours contract for at least 12 months should be given the legal right to switch to a fixed hours contract, a thinktank has argued.
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has urged the government to place an outright ban on exclusivity clauses in zero-hours contracts where there is no guarantee of work.
The number of employees on zero-hours contracts has increased from 183,000 in 2010 to 583,000, newly revised figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) reveal.