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.
The number of employment tribunal claims has plummeted for the third consecutive quarter, meaning it is "too expensive for individuals to pursue justice", an employment law firm says.
The Children and Families Act 2014 has gained Royal Assent giving parents and adopters the choice to share the care of their child following its birth or placement.
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has urged the government to place an outright ban on exclusivity clauses in zero-hours contracts where there is no guarantee of work.
Employers should be more imaginative with flexible working arrangements, rather than just restricting workers to part-time work, says employment relations minister Jenny Willott.
Unison has had its judicial review against the introduction of fees for employment tribunals rejected for being "premature".
The number of outstanding employment tribunal cases has reached a new record level, as the number of outstanding claims tops 625,000, data reveals.
Reforms of the TUPE rules have come into force today, changing the way employers renegotiate the terms and conditions of its workers following transfers.