Tribunal cases reach record high as slump takes toll and as data shows increase of 56 per cent in claimants in last year.

The number of tribunal cases brought against employers has risen by more than half to record levels during the recession, new figures have revealed.

Employers call time on lunchtime booze crews

Whether the reason for that weekday drink at lunchtime is celebration or consolation, employers do need to remember that without control, alcohol in the middle of a working day has productivity impact, not to mention safety implications.

Pension auto-enrolment independent review in 2012 welcomed by employer groups

An independent review into how the new auto-enrolment pensions system will work has been launched by the government and welcomed by business groups.

Optician prosecuted for paying staff less than national minimum wage

An optician who paid his staff at rates up to 40% less than they were entitled to has become the first employer in the north-west England to be successfully prosecuted for national minimum wage offences.