Legislation

A committee of MPs has called for zero-hours contracts to be scrapped across the UK, as it says the use of such contracts is creating a two-tier workforce.

A raft of changes to employment regulations have come in to force with the start of the new tax year - including increases to maternity and sick pay.

Unison is applying for permission to appeal the rejection of its claim for a judicial review of the government's introduction of tribunal fees.

The employment tribunal fee system is under review, says minister for employment relations Jenny Willott, as the government does not want a system that ‘puts people off'.

The Institute of Directors (IoD) has welcomed the requirement for employees to pay fees when bringing a claim to tribunal, saying the old regime encouraged a "payoff culture".

One in 10 (11%) organisations using zero-hours contracts adopt exclusivity clauses which seek to prohibit workers from securing employment elsewhere, research finds.

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is establishing a pension scheme for fee-paid judges to address the discriminatory remuneration treatment part-time judges have suffered in service since 2000.

One in five (20.7%) FTSE board members are women, an increase from 17.3% in 2013, according to a report conducted by Cranfield University School of Management.

Individuals who have been on a zero-hours contract for at least 12 months should be given the legal right to switch to a fixed hours contract, a thinktank has argued.

The government is backing calls for more public services to be sold off and delivered by private companies owned by employees.