In a country where a large migrant workforce can both empower and cause issues, John Lord, managing director of GB Group, examines what must be considered by employers.
With average life expectancies increasing, birth rates falling and the pension system under more and more strain, most of us have accepted that we will be working further into our old age than previous generations.
Our HR dept has stated that it is now a company requirement to submit our passports and birth certificates for scrutiny and photocopies are being held on file. Is this legal?
UK and European legislation has ensured that the days of an entrepreneur or CEO being master of his own house with regard to employment issues has long gone.
