25 June, 2015
25 June, 2015
New research carried out on behalf of the DWP finds that 19 per cent of ESA claimants that were surveyed - those that had worked in the 12 months prior to claim - moved straight from work to claiming ESA without any period of sickness absence; and that those most at risk of leaving work without a period of sickness absence were more likely to be on a casual or agency contract, new to their job, or part-time workers.
22 June, 2015
Today's report sets out the evidence and impact of the government’s decision depart from the Low Pay Commission's recommendation to increase the apprentice rate by 7p from £2.73 to £2.80, in favour of increasing the rate by 57 pence to £3.30.
16 June, 2015
New Joseph Rowntree study reviews UK and international evidence on local approaches linking people not in work to jobs, and those in work to better jobs, focusing on four stages in a stylised ‘pathway to employment’: pre-employment; employment entry; staying in work; and in-work progression.
12 June, 2015
New statistics from the Ministry of Justice also show that there were 16,456 single claims in employment tribunals during 2014/2015 - a decrease of 52 per cent on 2013/2014.
11 June, 2015
Bill - which received first reading in House of Lords yesterday - to entitle employees to take a period of leave to fulfil certain caring responsibilities in respect of dependants; and for connected purposes.
11 June, 2015
10 June, 2015
The Family Friendly Working Scotland Partnership, a coalition of organisations which encourage and help businesses become family friendly workplaces, will receive £250,000 – up from £100,000 funding last year.
9 June, 2015
New report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation finds that people with self-reported poor health are less likely to be employed, to remain in employment, or to move from unemployment to employment, especially full-time employment and, conversely, when in employment they are more likely to move from permanent to temporary work or into a low-paid job from a better-paying job.
9 June, 2015
New report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation finds that younger and older people were both more likely to be in insecure employment, employed part-time on non-standard contracts, and with less access to training, and, as a result, they were more vulnerable to unemployment than those in mid-life.
8 June, 2015
Citizens Advice is warns that unless 30 hours free childcare introduced by Childcare Bill is properly funded, and childcare providers are encouraged to offer more flexibility, many working parents who need the scheme most will miss out.
8 June, 2015
Guide shows how recruiters can help employers look beyond stereotypes and explains that there are no reasons for older workers to be less productive than their younger counterparts.
3 June, 2015
Views are being sought on the increase proposed by the Scottish Agricultural Board – which is in line with increases to the National Minimum Wage - by June 30, 2014.
1 June, 2015
David Cameron announces that Childcare Bill, to be introduced tomorrow, will double free childcare available for all working parents of three and four year olds to 30 hours a week, will roll out to begin in 2016.
1 June, 2015
Updated document lists the prescribed persons and bodies who employees can make a disclosure to, with a brief description about the matters that can be reported to each prescribed person.
27 May, 2015
New Trade Unions Bill introduced in Queen's Speech also brings in a requirement that 40 per cent of those entitled to vote must vote in favour of industrial action in certain essential public services - health, education, fire, transport.
27 May, 2015
New Immigration Bill, introduced in the Queen's Speech, also introduces new enforcement agency to crack down on exploiting or coercing people into work.
27 May, 2015
New Enterprise Bill introduced in Queen's Speech also creates a Small Business Conciliation Service to help resolve business-to-business disputes, especially over late payment.
26 May, 2015
New statutory instrument brings into force provisions including, from 26 May 2015, to render unenforceable exclusivity clauses in zero hours contracts and increase penalties for underpayment of national minimum wage.
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