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6 February, 2024

Anti-discrimination provisions in Labour Party’s proposed Race Equality Act would be a welcome step forward to strengthen workers’ rights to equal pay, says TUC

Proposed changes outlined by Shadow Secretary of State would extend full equal pay rights to Black, Asian and ethnic minority workers for the first time and help 'root out racial inequalities wherever they exist'

30 January, 2024

‘British think tanker’ announced as new chair of the Low Pay Commission

Former Chief Executive of the Legatum Institute and co-founder of the Centre for Social Justice will ensure the Commission continues its vital work on pay for our lowest paid workers, says Business Minister

29 January, 2024

MoJ launches consultation on reintroducing fees in the Employment Tribunals and Employment Appeal Tribunal

Having given 'careful' consideration to the Supreme Court's 2017 ruling in UNISON, that found that its previous approach to fees was unlawful, government proposes a flat rate £55 fee for issuing claims and bringing appeals

29 January, 2024

PCS union launches judicial review to challenge government’s new anti-strike laws

Union argues that minimum service level regulations contravene the right to strike enshrined in Article 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights

29 January, 2024

29 January, 2024

Shared Parental Leave and Pay (Bereavement) Bill receives its second reading in the House of Commons

Private Members' Bill makes provision for shared leave and pay to be a day-one employment right where the mother of the child has died

25 January, 2024

25 January, 2024

24 January, 2024

15 January, 2024

Scottish Government urges UK Government to extend statutory parental leave to include kinship carers

Minister for Children says change would mean that kinship carers would no longer remain entirely dependent on the good will of employers to get paid time off work to help the children they care for

5 January, 2024

Case management error has resulted in number of outstanding cases in the Employment Tribunals being overstated

Tribunal President highlights that data cleanse has identified that large number of cases were not closed down properly on their conclusion

2 January, 2024

22 December, 2023

22 December, 2023

18 December, 2023

Government launches consultation on draft Code of Practice on the fair allocation of tips

However, Department for Business and Trade highlights that, while employers must have regard to the Code, failure to fully observe it does not in itself amount to proof that they have been acting unfairly

18 December, 2023

Full benefits of introducing a right to work policy for asylum seekers may only be realised in Scotland if it is supported by adequate reception, settlement and integration services

However, Expert Advisory Group also finds that once the right support is in place, facilitating access to work and wider settlement in the community could add £30 million per year on average to the Scottish economy

12 December, 2023

11 December, 2023

New minimum service level regulations are ‘unfair, undemocratic and likely to put UK in breach of its international legal commitments’

Metro Mayors and council leaders say that they will work with trade unions and employers to explore every possible option to avert any prospect of work notices being issued