Despite the historical decline in membership levels, trade unions are still a valuable and powerful force in today's workplaces according to a new paper commissioned by Acas.

The power of social media to rapidly organise large groups of people presents new challenges for industrial relations as well as public order.

The Recruitment and Employment Confederation's (REC) response to the Government's ‘Modern Workplaces’ consultation has highlighted the importance of flexible work to the economy, and the role that recruiters and the business community must play in building a modern workforce. 

The CBI has called on the Government to fundamentally rethink its approach to employment law in order to bolster workplace flexibility and foster better employment relations.

One in three UK workers admit to lying to take time off work, mainly because they’re disillusioned with their jobs, according to research commissioned by PwC on attitudes to absence.