2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (450+ words) The number of young people receiving T Level results yesterday (13 August) went up by 65%, according to the Department for Education. T Levels were introduced in 2020 as a “technical” or vocational alternative to A Levels. One T Level is equivalent to…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (213+ words) Thursday 17 September 2026, 2:00pm BST Holiday pay remains one of the most technically challenging areas of employment law. Despite significant reforms in 2024, many employers are still applying the rules incorrectly – particularly when calculating normal remuneration and accounting for overtime, commission and variable…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (590+ words) Employers should review their workplace policies as discreet smart glasses create fresh legal risks around data protection, confidentiality, privacy and workplace harassment. Employment law firm TWM Solicitors warned that devices such as Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses combine discreet cameras with…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (461+ words) In a tough labour market, giving candidates their first step on the career ladder through early careers hiring and learning programmes is crucially important, particularly with the backdrop of growing numbers of young people not in education, employment or training…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (584+ words) Ministers have conceded that its proposed zero hours reforms as a whole could lead to a net cost of between £300 million and £1.4 billion per year for UK businesses. It said this figure took into account both the monetised costs and…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (819+ words) Andy Burnham’s comments last week on video interviews and hiring tech have reignited the debate around fairness and opportunity in jobseeking. But, says Maxine Bligh from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation, employers need more certainty to reduce the frustrations faced…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (787+ words) A female lorry driver has been awarded more than £19k by an employment tribunal after a colleague said she flashed her breasts to get what she wanted. Charlotte Brooks brought claims of harassment related to sex, harassment of a sexual nature,…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (481+ words) Ahead of A-Levels results day, more than half of young people believe green jobs are of higher value than traditional roles. A report from E.ON, the energy network and infrastructure operator, suggests growing interest in green careers is helping to…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (685+ words) The UK Supreme Court has ruled that part-time status need only be an effective cause of less favourable treatment, and not the sole cause. The landmark ruling could have far-reaching implications for the application of legal protections for part-time workers,…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (423+ words) Young men now spend roughly six and a half hours of their waking hours alone, and young women spend roughly five hours a day alone, according to a think tank. Resolution Foundation’s All By Myself report suggests that, for some,…...