Hannah Spencer, the Green MP who won the Gorton and Denton by-election in February, is to introduce a bill on maximum workplace temperatures. She described it as “absurd” that the UK does not have ...

Unite has demanded that a ‘flawed’ draft code of practice on the fair and transparent distribution of tips be withdrawn to allow for ‘proper consultation’. The trade union said the government has ...

HR teams are being urged to review their holiday pay calculations after the government launched a consultation on plans to give the Fair Work Agency new powers to investigate underpayments and recover ...

The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) saw a 27% increase in demand for its individual dispute resolution service, which helps to resolve potential employment tribunal claims, ...

Employers will be required to consult workers before introducing or reviewing workplace tipping policies under revised statutory guidance published by the government ahead of new rules due to take ...

Employment experts are warning of the risk of absenteeism on Monday 6 July, as England play their next Fifa World Cup game at 1:00am, while another heatwave hits the UK. Meanwhile, contrasting figures ...

Our latest crop of senior appointments from April and May in HR include roles at Coca-Cola, Hachette UK, the NHS, and the Isle of Man.

A former Goldman Sachs employee who was fired after returning from paternity leave wins his sexual discrimination case.

Ethnic minority graduates from lower socio-economic backgrounds are 45% less likely to be offered an entry-level professional role than more advantaged white applicants. These findings come from a new ...

The average number of sick days per worker remained the same in 2025 as it was in 2024, according to the Office for National Statistics. The sickness absence rate for the year was 2.0%, and on average ...

At the time, the BBC’s board had said it “remained concerned about the potential for inappropriate behaviour, particularly in creative and editorial environments”. The review was undertaken by ...

Academics have questioned the robustness of a widely-quoted study that links ethnic diversity in leadership with financial performance. In an article for Econ Journal Watch, accounting professors ...