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ICO issues guidance on workplace monitoring
Regulator aims to help employers fully comply with data protection law
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Fair Work Oversight Group begins work today
Scottish Government forum to report early next year
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Member bill for Employment Injuries Council begins life
Advisory body will help devise appropriate benefit regime
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LawCare publishes new guidance on workplace anxiety
Mental Health Awareness Week marked by help for leaders and people managers
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Deaf trainee becomes Balfour+Manson disability officer
Diana McIver helping Law Society project to improve disability inclusion
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Employment tribunal backlog still growing, figures show
Nearly half a million claims awaiting first hearing at end of 2022
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Robert Holland joins Aberdein Considine
Senior lawyer is named firm's Head of Employment Law
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MSPs want to hear of barriers to disabled finding work
Committee calls for views ahead of further work in the area
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Employment tribunals issue witness statement direction
Scots practice direction and presidential guidance apply from 1 October
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Legal workplace projects among Equality Fund awards
Gender based violence and neurodiversity schemes to receive funding
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Employers warned over health and safety as heat bites
Workers may be entitled to leave unless protective measures in place
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Domestic slavery exempt from diplomatic immunity: UKSC
Supreme Court allows tribunal claim of forced trafficking and slavery
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Susan Walker named new Employment Tribunals President
Vice-President steps up to new role
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Aberdein Considine expands with Edinburgh merger
Combined business will employ more than 480 staff
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HSE tackles work-related stress in new campaign
Regulator calls for mental health risk to be treated like physical risk
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Union members win appeal over company's direct offers
Letters bypassing negotiations were breach of legislation
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Tribunal claimant must seek interim diligence in court
Supreme Court: lack of employment tribunal power not a breach of EU law
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"Fair work" agenda goes out to views
Ministers seek views on opportunities, and barriers
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Consultation runs on shutting large shops for New Year
Ministers ask whether Christmas Day closing should also apply on 1 January
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Recruitment consultants' restrictive covenants upheld
Court confirms interim interdict against competing for six months across UK
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IBA marks Women's Day with major project launch
Nine year programme will seek gender parity blueprint by 2030
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Claire Armstrong takes leadership role at Dentons
Promotion creates all-female top team in Scotland
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Supreme Court rules against Uber in "workers" appeal
Employment Tribunal justified in finding that drivers were "workers"
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Holyrood rejects workplace deaths law change
Bill could be considered again after May election