The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has issued legal proceedings against three British National Party (BNP) officials after raising concerns that the group could be discriminating against potential members on racial grounds.

A magistrate was victimised after complaining about the treatment of black defendants, an employment tribunal has ruled.

Many employees face difficulties such as high stress levels after surviving the threat of redundancy, it has been warned.

Many redundancies could be prevented by a decision by the Lloyds Banking Group to review its plans to close all Cheltenham & Gloucester C&G Building Society branches.

The current law on retirement is outdated and should be scrapped and replaced with something to reflect modern realities, it has been argued.

The Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has published its plans for the 2009-10 year, which includes tackling a range of issues that could impact on employment law.

An employee of clothes retailer Abercrombie & Fitch has won an employment tribunal against the firm after she was prevented from working in a customer-facing role.

Unemployment rose again in the three months to June 2009, according to the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures.

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has criticised proposed legislation that it says does little to help older workers get back into employment.

The balance of job security risk is shifting from the private to the public sector, according to new research.