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'Extend whistleblowing protections in line with new EU law'

Date:: 17 April 2019

The government is being urged to adopt new EU whistleblowing legislation, to avoid the risk of UK whistleblowers being left behind with out-of-date law.

Poor management has led to spike in stress absence

Date:: 10 April 2019

Stress-related absence has increased for two-fifths of organisations in the past year, according to new research from the CIPD and Simplyhealth.

Unpaid hours and presenteeism blight UK workforce

Date:: 5 April 2019

UK employees work an average of 6.3 hours per week without pay, a new report has found, just as employers must start adding more information about time worked to payslips.

Shared parental leave should be 'overhauled'

Date:: 5 April 2019

Shared parental leave is unaffordable for most working families and should be overhauled, according to the TUC.

Diageo announces six months' paid parental leave

Date:: 3 April 2019

Drinks giant Diageo has announced a new policy to offer men and women 52 weeks' parental leave, with the first 26 weeks fully paid.

O2 increases paid paternity leave to 14 weeks

Date:: 1 April 2019

Mobile network O2 has increased paid paternity leave for all permanent staff to 14 weeks, which it claimed is among the best paternity packages on offer to retail workers.

Courts should fast-track gig economy cases: Frank Field

Date:: 25 March 2019

Gig economy cases challenging employment status should be "fast-tracked" through the judicial system to ensure that exploitation of workers is tackled quickly and effectively, MP Frank Field has recommended.

Pimlico Plumbers worker loses his claim for £74,000 in holiday pay

Date:: 22 March 2019

An engineer who won a Supreme Court case against Pimlico Plumbers - establishing that he was a worker and not self-employed - has lost his tribunal claim for £74,000 in holiday pay.

Top employers' support for working parents is "invisible"

Date:: 22 March 2019

A number of employers including Asos, IBM, Lidl and Facebook are completely 'invisible' when it comes to publicising their support for working parents, according to new research.

Apprentices need more help with how to dress for work

Date:: 20 March 2019

Employers are four times more likely to worry about how their apprentices dress for work than they would about graduates, a survey by the Institute of Student Employers has revealed.

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