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The right to be accompanied: whose responsibility is it anyway?

The right to be accompanied: whose responsibility is it anyway?

What happens if you call an employee into a meeting, don't tell them it could end in dismissal, and they don't ask to bring anyone…

Part-time worker discrimination: Supreme Court confirms correct causation test

Part-time worker discrimination: Supreme Court confirms correct causation test

Part-time worker discrimination does not tend to generate the same attention as discrimination under the Equality Act 2010. But a recent Supreme Court judgment has…

International Youth Day: are we making it too difficult for young people to get into work?

International Youth Day: are we making it too difficult for young people to get into work?

Yesterday marked International Youth Day, a UN initiative intended to recognise both young people's contribution and the challenges they face, including employment. The latest ONS…

A £1.4 million reminder that your family friendly policy is only as good as the culture underpinning it

A £1.4 million reminder that your family friendly policy is only as good as the culture underpinning it

Most large employers are keen to promote their family friendly credentials. Enhanced parental leave, flexible working, wellbeing initiatives and glossy recruitment hooks all help attract…

The biggest shake-up of the Acas Code in 17 years

The biggest shake-up of the Acas Code in 17 years

Acas has just published a draft new Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures for consultation. This is the first full rewrite since 2009…

Feeling the heat: a workplace guide to handling heatwaves

Feeling the heat: a workplace guide to handling heatwaves

For years, the UK's approach to workplace heat has largely been to complain about it while carrying on regardless. But prolonged heatwaves are becoming more…