General Election 2015 Archives

Early stats confirm higher apprenticeships on the rise, according to Government

Jun 29, 2015 | 0

The government has exceeded its target, announced by the Chancellor George Osborne in the Autumn...

Zero hours exclusivity clause ban in effect from today

May 26, 2015 | 0

New rules to stop employers from preventing staff on zero hours contracts from working for another employer at the same time came into effect today.

Justin Govier: What the Tory employment law reform means for businesses

May 20, 2015 | 0

Given the polling indications prior to the election, there was a general view that the main...

NAPF welcomes Ros Altmann as new Minister for Pensions

May 12, 2015 | 0

The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) welcomed Ros Altmann as the new Minister of State...

Conservatives announce public sector strike restrictions

May 12, 2015 | 1

New business secretary Sajid Javid has today announced the introduction of tougher rules on union strike ballots.

General Election results: comments from the community

May 10, 2015 | 0

The Conservative Party have returned to parliament alone following last week’s general election...

InsideHR to discuss impact on HR following Conservative election win

May 8, 2015 | 0

On June 2, InsideHR returns for a live webinar debate that will delve into the post election aftermath and what a Conservative majority government will mean for UK workplaces, employment law, employee wellbeing and much more.

NOP/MORI exit poll shows Conservatives just short of majority

May 8, 2015 | 0

A national exit poll predicts that the Conservatives will be the largest party in a hung...

Could Liberal Democrat policy improve workplace mental health?

May 7, 2015 | 0

As part of their manifesto for the 2015 General Election, the Liberal Democrats have recognised the inequality in mental health care, acknowledging that mental health conditions will affect one in four people in the UK throughout a lifetime and that the prevalence of such conditions costs the country as much as £100 billion each year.

Infographic: Coalition report card

May 6, 2015 | 0

The following infographic from totaljobs.com outlines how far the Conservative/Liberal Democrat coalition of the last give years achieved their goals to cut unemployment.

Law firm campaigns for “impunity threshold” for employment tribunals

May 6, 2015 | 0

Employment law and HR services firm Vista has launched a campaign urging the next government to introduce an “impunity threshold” for employment tribunals in time for this week’s General Election.

Anne-Marie Balfour: Election proposals for future employment law

May 6, 2015 | 0

A breakdown of how each party’s policy will affect HR.

SMEs say they would never hire UK’s political leaders

May 5, 2015 | 0

When asked which party leader they would hire to work for them 27 percent of 500 freelancers and microbusinesses across the UK said that they wouldn’t choose any of the candidates.