18 January, 2021 Open access
18 January, 2021
15 January, 2021 Open access
New scheme will provide one-off taxable grants of £1,000 to eligible company directors whose projected taxable income for 2020/2021 is less than £50,000
14 January, 2021 Open access
Shadow Minister highlights that millions of excluded citizens that reached out for help have found that that they have been 'left by the wayside'
14 January, 2021
Business Minister also confirms that a working group of employers, representatives of domestic abuse victims and trade unions will be created to develop practical solutions to implement support in the workplace
14 January, 2021 Open access
TUC calls for government action to promote rights under existing furlough rules and a new legal right for parents and carers who face disrupted childcare to access the furlough scheme
11 January, 2021
8 January, 2021 Open access
Applications for scheme - which provides one-off taxable grant of £3,500 to eligible applicants - now open until 5 February 2021
5 January, 2021
Union calls on government to give guarantees that no existing employment rights will be changed or watered down, and to be prepared to match improvements in EU employment law
4 January, 2021 Open access
Labour Party urges Chancellor to fix Britain's broken safety net and tackle the root causes of income insecurity
4 January, 2021 Open access
Union body also calls on government to give self-employed working parents automatic access to the SEISS
4 January, 2021
23 December, 2020
21 December, 2020 Open access
Select Committee also highlights that HMRC does not know the actual level of fraud and error in the schemes and has prioritised speed over transparency and ensuring value for money
21 December, 2020 Open access
New HMRC statistics also show that, at 13 December 2020, a total of 1.7 million claims had been made for the third tranche of the SEISS
21 December, 2020
18 December, 2020 Open access
In light of new research findings, Citizens Advice says that government must fast-track its plans to create a one-stop shop for employment rights
17 December, 2020 Open access
Eligibility criteria for UK-wide scheme will remain the same as now and employers will continue to be paid 80 per cent of workers' salaries for hours not worked
17 December, 2020
Action taken on recommendation of Employment Tribunal which found DWP employee experienced direct discrimination on the basis of age and race, racial harassment and victimisation