1 September, 2015
1 September, 2015
Press release from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills announces package of measures that includes setting up a new team in HMRC to take forward criminal prosecutions for those who deliberately do not comply, and ensuring that anyone found guilty will be considered for disqualification from being a company director for up to 15 years.
26 August, 2015
Announcing the decision, Unison general secretary Dave Prentis said - 'There is stark evidence that workers are being priced out of justice and it is women, the disabled and the low-paid who are being disproportionately punished. Our fight for fairness at work and access to justice for all will continue until these unfair and punitive fees are scrapped.'
25 August, 2015
BBC also reports Immigration Minister James Brokenshire as saying that forthcoming Bill will include provision for businesses employing illegal workers to be closed down, unlimited fines and wages being seized.
24 August, 2015
Union highlights three judgments by government appointed independent body which find that impact assessments about proposals are 'not fit for purpose'.
21 August, 2015
Increase of 12 per cent between 2011 and 2015 includes issues relating to pay and entitlements, dispute resolution, and self-employment.
21 August, 2015
19 August, 2015
New report finds that as many as 460,000 people could be ‘bogusly self-employed’ meaning workers miss out on holiday pay, government loses tax revenue and responsible businesses could be undercut.
12 August, 2015
New guide sets out special provisions that apply to younger employees including in relation to pay and hours worked.
11 August, 2015
Scottish Government reports on award which forms part of its response to the Working Together review.
10 August, 2015
BBC report James Brokenshire as warning that businesses employing illegal workers will be hit with 'the full force of government machinery'.
6 August, 2015
'In the 21st century era of direct debits and digital payments, public resources should not be used to support the collection of trade union subscriptions', says Cabinet Office Minister Matt Hancock.
5 August, 2015
New report argues that employers must properly consider and address the implications for staff, and that decisions to extend night working should always involve consultation and negotiation with workers’ representatives to ensure fair and safe outcomes.
5 August, 2015
New series of guides designed to help employers and managers identify, tackle and prevent discrimination in the workplace.
30 July, 2015
Press release from the the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills highlights that, between them, the named companies owed workers over £153,000 in arrears, and span sectors including hairdressing, fashion, publishing, hospitality, health and fitness, automotive, social care, and retail.
30 July, 2015
TUC warns that the new figures, released today, highlight that it has become easier for bad employers to get away with denying workers their full holiday pay since employment tribunal fees were introduced.
29 July, 2015
Department for Education invites views on new draft statements of knowledge and skills for practice supervisors of child and family social workers and practice leaders of child and family social work.
24 July, 2015
Consultation, that will run until 16 October 2015, will look at how the treatment of termination payments could be made simpler and fairer.
24 July, 2015
New research from the Equality and Human Rights Commission highlights 'worrying levels' of pregnancy and maternity discrimination.
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