Acas relaxes policy on conciliation beyond initial fixed period From 1 April, Acas will continue to conciliate even after the fixed conciliation period contained in...

Tribunal judgments on the Internet delayed The publication of employment tribunal judgments on the Internet has been delayed until Caseflow, a computerised case management system,...

Independent Safeguarding Authority to launch in 2009 The authority, which will vet those wishing to work with children or vulnerable adults, will begin work in...

Increasing protection for pension scheme members   The Government plans to increase powers requiring employers to provide contributions to a pension scheme if their actions...

Union busters not welcome in the UK says TUC  Tactics used by US employers to keep unions out of the workplace are being increasingly used...

Limited investigation sufficient where misconduct was admitted While working as head of a team at a client’s factory, Mr Jefferson had made a racist comment...

Classic case of how not to deal with contract change In Robinson v Tescom Corporation UKEAT/0567/07, the EAT held that an employee who agreed to...

Joint statement on executive contracts and severance The Association of British Insurers (ABI) and National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF), whose members are leading institutional...