Many employers are not showing an interest in employing people with disabilities, it has been claimed.

Drinks firm Diageo is facing possible industrial action in a dispute over redundancy terms.

Over 2,000 jobs are to go in London and elsewhere in Britain as the administrator for drinks retailer First Quench has announced that more stores are to shut.

Chancellor of the exchequer Alistair Darling has warned that unemployment will continue to rise in the coming months, something that could bring about many more redundancies.

The first female beefeater to work at the Tower of London has prevailed in her harassment case after two male colleagues were sacked for mistreating her.

Media and entertainment industry union Bectu has welcomed an employment tribunal decision that those employed on an expenses-only basis must be paid at least the national minimum wage.

The perceived unfairness of the size of compensation payouts has come under question, with it being argued that clear guidelines are not in place to ensure these are proportional.

Employers who flout the law are an endemic feature of the British economy, an expert has stated.

A constructive dismissal case in London has heard that a female hedge fund employee was hounded out of her job by a boss who discriminated against and humiliated her.

Up to 80 people could be made redundant by Hounslow Council as the London borough seeks to trim its budget.