Changes to statutory sick pay will have the biggest impact on both workers and their employers, according to polling by Acas.

A Metropolitan Police firearms officer who worked on his mobile pizza service while on long-term sick leave has been sacked for gross misconduct. Sergeant Matt Skelt, who had been in the force for 34 ...

The gender pay gap in the UK will not close until 2056 if progress continues at the current rate, according to the TUC.

The Department for Business and Trade has published an updated timeline for the implementation of the Employment Rights Act 2025, pushing back when fire and rehire measures come into force. The new ...

Two taxi drivers have been awarded a combined £278,000 after an employment tribunal found that a council discriminated against them on the grounds of race. The male and female claimants, Mr Olumade ...

NHS trust leaders are deeply concerned about staff burnout, aggression and abuse from members of the public, and plummeting morale as the health service struggles with winter pressures and the impact ...

Almost half of businesses are not meeting their legal duties on preventing sexual harassment, despite it being almost a year since legislation was introduced. According to a survey by WorkNest, 41% of ...

A four-day working week – with no reduction in pay – can have a positive impact on workers’ mental and physical health. According to a study by researchers from the US and Ireland published in the ...

Sandie Peggie, currently in the middle of a tribunal claim against her employer, has now launched legal action against her trade union. Peggie was suspended by NHS Fife in 2024 over claims she bullied ...

Fire and rehire proposals in the Employment Rights Bill are being amended by ministers to offer employers slightly more leeway. In what is considered an 11th-hour intervention – the Bill is now at ...

A Ryanair pilot has won a landmark legal victory on worker status at the Court of Appeal. Jason Lutz worked for Ryanair through an agency, Storm Global, who insisted he was self-employed and therefore ...