11 July, 2014
8 July, 2014
New report from Migration Advisory Committee finds that employment rules, such as minimum wage requirement, are not being properly enforced and that this is affecting both migrant and UK workers.
4 July, 2014
Views sought by 26 September 2014 on the operation and impact of the minimum wage including its effect on young people themselves, and on employment, hours and profit, and the possible impact of the proposed increases due in October 2014.
30 June, 2014
Department for Business, Innovation & Skills says that today's extension of right, which was formerly only for carers or those looking after children, means that extra 20m people can now benefit.
26 June, 2014
MPs vote, by 276 to 226, against motion calling on government to ban letting fees to tenants, make three year tenancies the standard and prohibit excessive rent rises during long term tenancies.
25 June, 2014
In today's response to consultation, government also says it will consult further on how to prevent employers evading exclusivity ban, work to develop code of practice on fair use of zero hours contracts and improve information for employers and employees.
25 June, 2014
24 June, 2014
Aim is to 'establish potential policy proposals where regulation, or the development of unambiguous guidance for both employers and employees, may be required', says Employment Minister Stephen Farry.
18 June, 2014
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills also asks Commission to review the conditions that are needed to allow the value of the minimum wage to increase in real terms.
13 June, 2014
Framework explains how working longer can benefit individuals, businesses, society and the economy, and sets out a number of new actions the governmnet intends to take to help people have fuller working lives.
13 June, 2014
Government publishes impact assessment on its plan to bring in legislation to be able to issue a penalty of up to £20,000 ‘per worker’, rather than per 'notice of underpayment' that can apply to a group of workers.
12 June, 2014
New tribunals statistics also show that multiple claims fell from 1,500 in January to March 2013 to around 400 in January to March 2014.
12 June, 2014
New scheme to recognise employers who give extra help and support to carers in their workforce as Carer Positive Employers.
11 June, 2014
Findings from the Survey of Employment Tribunal Applications 2013 also show that one in four claimants had no advice or representation.
10 June, 2014
Law Society Gazette reports David Latham, former president of Employment Tribunals, as saying that it is 'unclear' whether figures showing 80 per cent fall in employment tribunal claims gives an accurate picture of total number of claims.
6 June, 2014
Scottish Agricultural Wages Board seeks views on proposed increase by 27 June 2014.
5 June, 2014
New statutory instrument deals with eligibility, applications and compensation in relation to statutory applications for contract variation to allow flexible working under the Employment Rights Act 1996.
4 June, 2014
Bill will 'strengthen UK employment law by tackling national minimum wage abuses and cracking down on abuse in zero hours contracts', says government.
28 May, 2014
New Labour Party commissioned review finds that, as well as care work being physically and emotionally demanding and often undertaken in unsocial hours, there is evidence of widespread exploitation of workers.
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