A proposed reform to crack down on exploitative zero-hours contracts is so vaguely drafted that it is unworkable and risks backfiring on its aim to provide more stability for workers, lawyers and industry groups say.
A proposed reform to crack down on exploitative zero-hours contracts is so vaguely drafted that it is unworkable and risks backfiring on its aim to provide more stability for workers, lawyers and industry groups say.
A partner with Osborne Clarke LLP who represented Nadhim Zahawi "believed he was acting properly" when he sent an allegedly threatening email to a blogger scrutinizing the former Conservative chancellor's tax affairs, his counsel told a tribunal on Thursday.
A tribunal has ruled that a support worker must pay more than £14,000 ($17,612) to an NHS trust after she lost her claim alleging the trust refused to allow her chosen trade union representative to join her in meetings.
An ambulance driver won his unfair dismissal claim against Ezec Medical Transport Services when an employment tribunal ruled that the company didn't adequately investigate the serious fraud allegations against him before firing him.
A funeral care provider unfairly fired a director because she had requested adjustments to ease her workload after going through two years of cancer treatment, an employment tribunal has ruled.
The pension scheme for British Airways staff said on Thursday it has completed a £340 million ($425 million) reinsurance deal, transferring the risk of its members living longer than expected.
In response to the Worker Protection Act's new duty for employers to proactively prevent sexual harassment in the workplace, Nick Hurley and Amelia McRae at Charles Russell outline six steps companies should take — including some suggestions to ensure a safe and enjoyable Christmas party.
