Employment Law
Employee Benefits
A committee of MPs has called for zero-hours contracts to be scrapped across the UK, as it says the use of such contracts is creating a two-tier workforce.
15 April 2014
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Employee Benefits
A raft of changes to employment regulations have come in to force with the start of the new tax year - including increases to maternity and sick pay.
07 April 2014
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Employee Benefits
Unison is applying for permission to appeal the rejection of its claim for a judicial review of the government's introduction of tribunal fees.
04 April 2014
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Employee Benefits
The number of employment tribunal claims has plummeted for the third consecutive quarter, meaning it is "too expensive for individuals to pursue justice", an employment law firm says.
20 March 2014
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Employee Benefits
Working mothers are not entitled to paid maternity leave if they are receiving a baby through surrogacy under European law, however individual states may go further, a court rules.
18 March 2014
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Employee Benefits
Automatically excluding female employees on maternity leave from training programmes is discriminatory, the European Court of Justice has ruled.
07 March 2014
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Employee Benefits
Unison has had its judicial review against the introduction of fees for employment tribunals rejected for being "premature".
07 February 2014
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Employee Benefits
The number of outstanding employment tribunal cases has reached a new record level, as the number of outstanding claims tops 625,000, data reveals.
03 February 2014
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Employee Benefits
Business secretary Vince Cable has launched a review which will seek to simplify and clarify employment rights for employers and their staff.
07 October 2013
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