Advice, codes of practice and some free publications.
The professional body for HR managers. Some content is restricted to members but there are useful factsheets giving overviews and suggestions for further reading and surveys on labour market and HR outsourcing trends.
The official UK body with the mandate to challenge discrimination on the grounds of age, disability, gender, race, religion and belief, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnership, sexual orientation and gender reassignment, and protect and promote human rights.
A tripartite agency from the EU that "provide knowledge to assist in the development of better social, employment and work-related policies".
Some free articles are available from this practitioner magazine
These provide information and guidance on employment law, including cases, legislation and practical examples.
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A UN body that provides many reports and statistics covering employment, unemployment, strikes, occupational injuries, hours of work etc.
Wide range of references to print and electronic publications from different countries, with some available in full. Provided by the ILO (International Labour Organization).
- Backfile of the leading UK professional magazine for HR managers.
- Recent articles are also available from People Management but access may be restricted to CIPD members.
Free-to-access HR website.
The world’s largest database for public policy, with more than 3.2 million reports, working papers, policy briefs and data sources from more than 24,000 international organisations, NGOs, think tanks, and research centres. Topics include education, health, housing, local government, international relations, business, industries etc. and all areas of the world are covered. Use options in Advanced Search if you want to search specific countries.
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A think tank that analyses the labour market in the UK.
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This is a practitioner and professional database so you will not find a lot of academic content, but there is a huge amount of information on policy and good practice as well as employment law and case studies.
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