The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced that it will be easing the "administrative and financial burdens" placed on employers who run pension schemes.

Flexible working is vital if businesses are to survive in today's economy.

Workers are not educated about their rights to take benefit packages with them when they leave an employer.

A proposed extension to flexible working hours for parents could be scrapped after ministers have revealed they plan to review regulations surrounding the area.

People wanting to work in the UK for six months or less will now have to apply for a dedicated business visa and give proof of their activities during their stay.

Names and addresses of companies involved in Employment Tribunals must be made public following a new ruling on the matter.

Benefit schemes offered by businesses need to be assessed in the current economic climate as mergers and acquisitions become increasingly commonplace.

A minister has warned directors of hospitals that if it is proved that failure in senior management led to the deaths of patients who have contracted superbugs, they could be prosecuted.

An appeal is being made to the government to equalise the national minimum wage (NMW) for all age groups, Workplacelaw.net reports.

There will now be two "common commencement dates" for implementing legislative changes that affect employers, Workplace Law Network reports.