Members of the European parliament (MEPs) have chosen to end the UK's ability to opt-out of European Union rules that restrict working hours, it has emerged.

Random spot checks have found "significant" breaches of health and safety legislation on construction sites in Cheshire, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has announced.

It has been claimed that one of the primary responsibilities of human resources (HR) should be to help senior management lead by example and project confidence.

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has called on the government to increase the tax-free limit on redundancy pay to £50,000.

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has claimed that many people are facing up to the prospect of being made redundant for the first time in their lives.

New statistics have revealed that that the number of people who claim to have been subjected to age discrimination at work has more than tripled in a year.

A series of workshops on its new strategy have been initiated by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

A spokesperson for the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has reiterated to organisations that they are legally bound to provide training when it comes to manual handling.

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has claimed that fit to work notes will provide less flexibility than a good employer's existing policy regarding absenteeism.

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) is calling on the Low Pay Commission to increase the national minimum wage from £5.73 to £6.10 an hour next year.