A new report from the European Commission has found that European Union rules to tackle discrimination on grounds of racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age and sexual orientation have now been implemented by all Member States in national law.

Acas has launched a consultation on a revision to the Discipline and Grievance Code of Practice.

Some care workers are being paid as little as £5 an hour – well below the legal minimum wage – according to a new report from independent think tank the Resolution Foundation, which describes the practice as a “national scandal”.