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.

Businesses that have websites with open forums need to ensure they monitor the content posted there to offer them some protection against defamation laws.

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 no longer be a difference between the terms of employment for those on 'ordinary' and 'additional' maternity and adoption leave, Workplace Law Network reports.

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

Biometric ID cards are to be introduced for migrant workers and will hold information on a person's immigration status among other details, Workplace Law Network reports.

An attempt to change the current laws on retirement has suffered a setback after an Advocate-general to the European Court of Justice decided not to support it.