How can the loss of key staff members be prevented when employers are seldom interested in managing retention? IRS investigates two methods: managing organisational change more effectively and focusing on employee engagement.

Occupational Pensions highlights a few of the major developments in pensions reported over the past 21 years.

The current economic turbulence is great news for change management experts, who are in high demand. Personal Today investigates.

Greg Burgess, employment partner, ASB Law, explains the implications of the Lewisham case on disability.

Michael Ball, employment partner at Halliwells, explains a company's obligations when employing young people and school leavers for the summer.

The Employment Appeal Tribunal, applying the Court of Appeal decision in James v London Borough of Greenwich, has held that an agency worker was not an employee of an end user.

Trade union membership has increased by 24,851 in the year to to 31 March 2008, according to the Certification Officer's annual report.

During 2007-08, the number of employment tribunal claims received was 189,348 - up from 143,474 the previous year, according to the Tribunals Service report and accounts.

The government has issued its response to its 2007 consultation on the Equality Bill.

This IRS survey of 90 organisations explores the relationship between management and workers. We focus on the role trade unions play, as seen through the eyes of the managers with whom they negotiate.

Law firm Addleshaw Goddard set about creating a company culture that supports a wide range of flexible working options to attract and retain talented individuals.

With the headlines full of strikes, how can HR handle industrial relations without sparking confrontation?

How will organisations recruit and retain graduates in 20 years' time? Personnel Today discovers that the increasing global jobs market will create a whole new set of challenges.

On entering its 21st year, Occupational Pensions takes a peek at what the future holds for pensions, with the help of nine prominent members of the pensions community.

The European Court of Justice has held that an employer's public statement of a discriminatory recruitment policy is direct discrimination contrary to the Race Directive (2000/43/EC).

International specialists at IRS round up employment developments from across Europe, including the current state of play of draft EU employment legislation; an innovative global agreement on health and safety at ArcelorMittal, the steel multinational; and a French draft law on union representation, bargaining and working time.

We provide a round-up of case reports added to XpertHR this week, covering: working time; race discrimination; dispute resolution procedures; and equal pay claims.

Our six-monthly review of the state of play of draft EU employment legislation examines the draft Directives on temporary agency work, the working time Directive and other developments for 2008.

The European Court of Justice has held that the Framework Employment Directive (2000/78/EC) does cover direct discrimination and harassment against an employee on the ground of his or her association with a disabled person.

The Court of Appeal has held that the GMB committed indirect sex discrimination in failing to pursue Middlesbrough Borough Council in connection with a long-running equal pay dispute.

Working from home has potential advantages for both employers and employees - the latest addition to XpertHR's "how to" service offers practical guidance on managing homeworkers.

Simon Ost, employment partner, Hammonds, examines secondary action.

Richard Brown, employment partner, Osborne Clarke, looks at how the new agency workers legislation will affect employers that use IT temps. 

Employment Law Bulletin consultant editor Darren Newman looks at a recent housing case in which the House of Lords ruled that the approach to the comparator in disability-related discrimination cases established in Clark v TDG Ltd t/a Novacold is wrong.

The growing economic importance of China and India means that OH professionals need to think beyond travel health when addressing the needs of overseas staff, explains Occupational Health.

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has held that a grievance letter stating that a complaint was informal and not intended to invoke the statutory procedure was a valid grievance under step one of the statutory grievance procedure.