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31 May, 2013

More than 26,000 employees repaid £4m by employers who had refused to pay minimum wage

Guardian report on results of tougher enforcement of minimum wage law by HMRC.

23 May, 2013

Government consultation on equal pay audits

The government today issued a consultation paper regarding the detail of mandatory equal pay audits, which proposed regulations will require of firms found, by an employment tribunal, to be in breach of equal pay law .

21 May, 2013

8.5 per cent real-term drop in wages for UK workers, says TUC

New figures, responding to latest inflation figures, show that average salaries in March 2013 down by £2,234 on 2010 level.

20 May, 2013

Number of people homeworking increases by 13 per cent over last five years

New TUC figures published to coincide with Friday's 'National Work From Home Day'.

16 May, 2013

Employment law update

Issue 148 of Garden Court Chambers' Employment Law Bulletin is now available.

15 May, 2013

200,000 employed on zero-hours contracts

The government estimates that there were 200,000 people (0.7 per cent of those employed in the UK) on zero-hours contracts for the 4th quarter of 2012.

8 May, 2013

Deregulation Bill

Bill, introduced in today's Queen's Speech, contains provisions that include reducing qualifying period for Right to Buy from five to three years and removing power from employment tribunals to make wider recommendations in successful discrimination cases.

8 May, 2013

Wage inequality and employment polarisation in British cities

Findings of new Joseph Rowntree Foundation report include that cities in the south of England tend to have the highest levels of inequality, while smaller cities and those that have experienced industrial decline tend to have the most equal labour markets.

2 May, 2013

Scottish parents to save £700 per child in nursery fees under Children and Young People (Scotland)

'We want Scotland to be the best place in the world to grow up and that is why we are working hard to help families', says Minister for Children and Young People.

2 May, 2013

Draft ‘off the shelf’ model documentation for setting up an employee owned company

Legal template developed by Employee Ownership Implementation Group at the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills.

1 May, 2013

Campaign for a living wage

TUC has launched its five key campaigning priorities which include working with both public and private sector employers to reach living wage agreements.

30 April, 2013

Employment law update

Issue 147 of Garden Court Chambers' Employment Law Bulletin is now available.

25 April, 2013

Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 receives Royal Assent

Measures include changes to qualifying period of employment in unfair dismissal claims and to ability of tribunals to impose penalties on employers.

24 April, 2013

Equality and Human Rights Commission (ECHR) general equality duty to be retained

Government changes position following House of Lords defeat over provisions within Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill abolishing the ECHR general duty to promote equalities and human rights.

19 April, 2013

Ministry of Justice consults on new tribunals and courts fee remission system

Proposals include introduction of disposable capital charge and removal of working tax credit without child tax credit as qualifying benefit.

19 April, 2013

Two prosecutions for breaches of minimum wage by employers in last three years

Written answer to parliament by Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury David Gauke.

18 April, 2013

‘Minimum wage is not enough - we must aspire to pay a living wage’

Economic reality means the Living Wage can’t be compulsory, but paying it improves the lives of workers and shows social responsibility, argues Shaun Rafferty of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.

18 April, 2013

Government is wrong to abolish Agricultural Wages Board, says TUC

Union criticises decision not to discuss provision within Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill in parliament on Tuesday.

17 April, 2013

TUC critical of decision to cut Equality and Human Rights Commission’s remit

Trade Union highlights Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill provision removing Commission's general duty to promote equalities and human rights.