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Court rules employers can force retirement

The Supreme Court has ruled that employers are within their rights to force employees to retire if they can prove that there is a public interest reason in doing so.

Employment law changes kick in

Leon Deakin of law firm Thomas Eggar takes a look at the

Court upholds unfair dismissal appeal

The Court of Appeal has come to the rescue to clear up 17 years of ambiguity surrounding the issue of unfair dismissal claims.

Looking for love over the ledgers?

According to a report on HR Zone, nearly 40% of UK employees are looking fo

Private sector pensions in 'seismic collapse'

There has been a "seismic collapse" in private sector pensions, and the gap between private and public pensions is widening,

Absenteeism: the new British disease

The cost to UK businesses from absenteeism runs to nearly £32bn a year, reports our sister site

Employment tribunal reforms planned

The government is looking for ways to lessen the volume of unfair dismissal claims, reports HR Zone.

The ghost of Christmas parties past

Fans of AccountingWEB's CEO Diary may remember the notorious Christmas 2003 office party that paved

Could you live without email for a week?

Charlie Duff reports on what happened when software company SuccessFactors experimented with a week-long email ban.