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A further fall in applications for health and care worker and skilled worker visas has been recorded on the Monthly Entry Clearance Visa Application figures for December 2025, which were released by the Home Office today (8 January).

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Wife of a woman who attempted to murder their manager wins her claim for unfair dismissal from North West Ambulance Service. 

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An employee of a KFC franchise has been awarded £66,000 after their manager called them a ‘slave’ and a ‘fraud’.

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Employers' questions on pay, attendance and childcare that are likely to arise during severe weather.

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Employment Rights Act 2025 to cost business 80% less than previously estimated, according to updated impact assessments.

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Failures in vetting between 2013 and 2023 saw more than 5,000 officers and staff recruited to the Metropolitan Police without the right level of checks.

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McDonald's has breached international labour standards by failing to tackle sexual harassment in its UK restaurants and franchises, a group of trade unions have alleged.

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LNER, the rail operator, did not discriminate against four train drivers by denying them early retirement, a tribunal has ruled.

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Salvation Army social services worker dismissed after saying refugees should be “sent back on a boat” loses unfair dimissal claim.

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