Deliveroo riders have suffered a setback after the court of appeal upheld the previous verdicts that found couriers are indeed self-employed. The Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) has been fighting through since 2017 to have Deliveroo riders...
Insurers are expected to reject the five day week and continue with a hybrid approach to work as the country begins to emerge from the pandemic. This contradicts the recent predictions from the Centre for Cities which expects the five-day working week to return within...
The number of age discrimination claims taken to employment tribunals has seen a dramatic increase in England and Wales, according to an analysis of the latest Ministry of Justice data. Age discrimination claims increased by 74% in the last year, with a 176% rise in...
Prospect, a trade union is calling for the government to give employees a legally binding ‘right to disconnect.’ This would ban bosses from “routinely emailing or calling” outside of working hours, and any emails sent at these times could be automatically deleted to...
Burnout continues to be a big problem in the workplace, and the stats back this up. In a recent survey of 2,000 office workers conducted by Spill, a mental health management company, 51% of UK workers said that they have experienced symptoms of burnout over the past...
