Jo Faragher

Employers are being encouraged to be flexible with regard to the major global IT outage affecting thousands of businesses.

The statutory code of practice on ‘fire and rehire' came into force yesterday, although it remains to be seen how long it will apply.

Public sector workers could be in line for above-inflation pay rises of 5.5% if the government follows reported recommendations from independent pay review bodies.

Conciliation service Acas handled more than 600 collective disputes in the year to March 2024, and pay was the leading cause.

The Department for Work and Pensions has set out its blueprint for getting people back into work, after a report by Labour adviser Alan Milburn called for the long-term sick to be forced to seek work.

The barrister Aillson Bailey has lost her appeal against Stonewall after she claimed the charity tried to silence her for her gender-critical views.

There has been a decline in confidence to speak up about clinical safety issues among healthcare workers for the second year running, according to the National Guardian's Office.

One in five workers between the ages of 40 and 60 are so worried about retirement finances it is negatively impacting their work.

An HR administrator has been awarded £19,600 in compensation for pregnancy discrimination.