- Date:
- 22 August 2019
One in eight (12%) employers would be reluctant to hire a woman who could become pregnant and one in seven (14%) takes this, and whether she has children, into account when awarding promotions, a survey has found.
- Date:
- 22 August 2019
The number of EU citizens moving to the UK to work has continued to fall, prompting business bodies to reiterate their calls for a transition period ahead of any new immigration system so employers can access the labour they need.
- Date:
- 15 August 2019
A framework for "essential" skills - such as teamwork, presenting and problem-solving - will be developed by a new task force to help inform employers' future hiring criteria and plans for progression.
- Date:
- 15 August 2019
Banks need to "step up" their plans for the UK leaving the EU without a deal, the European Central Bank has warned, adding that more staff and resources should be moved in preparation.
- Date:
- 12 August 2019
Increasing minimum holiday entitlement and wages would help solve the UK's productivity crisis and stimulate economic growth, a think tank has suggested.
- Date:
- 6 August 2019
The government has conceded defeat over its attempt to alter police pensions in 2015, acknowledging that moving police officers to new police pension schemes, based on their age, is discriminatory.
- Date:
- 1 August 2019
MPs today call for a fundamental shift in how equality laws are enforced, saying the current approach "dates back to the 1960s" and is not fit for purpose.
- Date:
- 31 July 2019
Boris Johnson's newly appointed chief negotiator for Brexit has criticised the idea of the European Union being allowed to "set new UK labour market rules without any UK say".
- Date:
- 23 July 2019
Demand for early conciliation services has risen by 21% compared with last year, according to the latest annual report from conciliation service Acas.
- Date:
- 22 July 2019
The government has announced legislation to address the misuse of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in the workplace - including clauses designed to cover up sexual harassment, racial discrimination and assault.
