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The professional body for the UK recruitment industry has called on HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to set up a dedicated hotline for workers to report bad practice by umbrella companies.

The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) has created a factsheet which looks at the role of the police throughout the DBS checking process.

A judgment by the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) in a case taken by care worker Fiona Mercer against the Alternative Futures Group (AFG) has been described by her union as an important victory.

In a case which hit the headlines when JK Rowling was attacked for tweeting in favour of the plaintiff, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has now found in Maya Forstater’s favour in an appeal against an employment tribunal ruling.

Housing Minister Christopher Pincher has announced a £1.1 million fund to test the use of digital tools and data standards across 10 local areas.

A digital community for the over-50s has published research highlighting that the number of age discrimination complaints to employment tribunals increased by 74% in the last year.

Thousands of ambulance crews across the country will be provided with body cameras as part of an NHS crackdown to reduce attacks on staff.

A survey of more than 900 UK firms has shown that remote working was by far the most common form of flexible working offered during the pandemic, at 66%.

With effect from 1 June, employers of all sizes in England can apply for extra funding to help them take on new apprentices, in what the Department for Education (DfE) has called the latest drive to revolutionise the skills and training offer.

According to a survey published by UNISON and Nursing Times, 60% of nurses have experienced sexual harassment at work.