Employment Law

Corporate manslaughter is a crime that can be committed by a company in relation to a work-related death. The offence is explicitly linked to...

How it is necessary to undertake a criminal background check on potential employees in order to protect the most vulnerable sectors of society. How...

The employment for facing disabled people has changed dramatically over the past few years, with a host of legal...

The Disability Discrimination Act was set up to ensure that disabled people are treated fairly. It can make good business sense to employ disabled...

Discrimination at work has been a real problem for some people in the UK, making it difficult for certain groups to get jobs or making their working...

Some people are automatically entitled to work in the UK. Others may have restrictions on whether they can work, how...

Charities and other not-for-profit organisations often gain significant benefits as a result of taking on voluntary staff and volunteers can be...

When running a business having your spouse to work for you can have its advantages. Here we look at good and bad points when employing...

The role of an employment tribunal and the process of instigating a claim if you are unable to resolve a dispute with your employer. Your...

The term "equal opportunities" is a broadly used phrase which promotes the idea that everyone within an organisation should have an equal chance to...

In Europe, the facts about safety are startling. Every five seconds there’s a work-related accident, causing 210 million working days to be lost...

Workers face pressures at the best of times but when you’re also bringing up young children it can be particularly demanding to juggle both family...

Here is a list of useful organisations that have featured throughout our series on 'Safe Workers' which will enable you to find out more detailed...

Regardless of whether all your work colleagues are members or not, you have the right not to join as well as join a trade union. The choice is yours...

How to leave your job the right way and the benefits of leaving your job on good terms. How you may need to contact your previous employer again at...

Government legislation allows statutory parental leave to both mothers and fathers, although entitlements are different. Maternity Leave As an...

The Part-Time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000 introduced new rights for part-time workers. The regulations ensure...

How probationary periods when working in a new job enable you and the company to assess whether or not you’re right for each other. How reviews will...

If you are facing redundancy, you should still be treated fairly by your employer and there are certain steps they would be expected to follow. You...

Exposure to Asbestos is the single biggest cause of work-related deaths in the UK, claiming more than 50,000 victims in the last 30 years. The...

Agency workers often see their employment as a stepping stone to getting their foot in the door of a particular company or use it to gain valuable...

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) states that every week in the UK around 20 people who are working die in a road traffic accident. The HSE...

Once the excitement of landing your job wears off, you now have to think clearly about the contract of employment you'll be offered. Once you accept...

All employers have the right to hire and fire a member of staff - within reason. However, if you feel you have got the sack unfairly, you may have a...