The government has dropped its plan to give workers protection against unfair dismissal from their first day on the job, saying it now agrees with employers and the House of Lords that a six-month qualifying period is "workable."
The government has dropped its plan to give workers protection against unfair dismissal from their first day on the job, saying it now agrees with employers and the House of Lords that a six-month qualifying period is "workable."
A judge has ordered television personality Ant Middleton not to repeat "highly sensitive" accounts made in a podcast of his time in the U.K Special Forces, ahead of his trial for breaching a confidentiality contract.
A barrister has denied claims that he negligently gave advice to a former chief technology officer who was found guilty of hacking a previous employer, arguing that the cyberattacker's arguments were simply bad law and weren't going to succeed.
The Legal Services Board launched a public consultation on Thursday into a draft policy statement aimed at driving greater equality, diversity and inclusion within the legal sector.
The government risks pushing millions of people into poorer retirements through its plan to cap salary sacrifice arrangements, an insurance trade body has warned.
The Insolvency Service has described its additional £25 million ($33 million) in government funding over the next five years as a welcome boost to its bid to weed out rogue directors in Britain.
