The new points based system for migrant workers places extra costs and responsibilities on employers who already face large fines and even jail if they take on illegal staff from abroad. View...
 

Phrases like ‘work life balance’ and ‘well-being’ have become popular both with the public and politicians over the last few years as people increasingly examine our working culture. View...
 

Reality TV programme Big Brother may seem an unlikely source of an international incident but it certainly created one with the controversy that erupted over the treatment of Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty. View...
 

Workplace stress is a growing problem for both employers and employees. It not only affects people’s health and their firm’s productivity, it is also a growing source of costly employment claims.  View...
 

The government’s drive towards providing family friendly legislation takes a major step forward in April when new employment rights for working mothers take effect.

The Work and Families Act 2006 has been described as both a blessing and a curse by those on opposite sides of the argument, but whether employers like it or loathe it, they can’t ignore it. View...
 

Research by the Risk Advisory Group showed that one in five CVs contained significant lies about the candidates qualifications and experience. Employment lawyer Paul Brill explores what an employer can do when he discovers too late that his latest recruit is a bankrupt, has a criminal record or has lied about his past. View...
 

The world of work has suddenly become an age-free zone.

The old boy in accounts has disappeared along with the young girl on the switchboard. Both have been replaced by ageless employees whose merit is determined purely by their ability without any reference to their birth certificate. View...
 

Firms worried about how age regulations will affect them could find the main threat coming from an unexpected source their own senior managers.

Many law firms report getting inquiries from middle-aged executives on how the new discrimination rules could affect their position if they are dismissed or asked to stand down from positions they may have held for several years.  View...
 

Asda get a head with Age Discrimination by taking the date of birth off all UK application forms.  Do other Companies need to follow...View...