Employment

Women paid less than men in 90 per cent of sectors

New research from UK Commission for Employment and Skills also finds that male workers are paid on average 19 per cent more than female counterparts in almost all areas of the workforce.

Nearly a third of people are bullied at work, says TUC

New research also highlights that women are more likely to be victims of bullying than men; the highest prevalence of workplace bullying is among 40 to 59-year-olds; in nearly three-quarters of cases the bullying is carried out by a manager; and more than one in three people who report being bullied at work leave their job because of it.

Employment case law round up

£4.7m to support 4,000 people with health problems to stay in work in Wales

Welsh government announces that people taking part in the programme will benefit from rapid access to tailored and work-focused therapeutic interventions designed to help those on, or at risk of, a long-term sickness absence to remain in work or return to work sooner.

Introduction of National Living Wage for frontline care workers will cost £2.3bn by 2020

New report from the Resolution Foundation finds that increasing the national funding settlement for social care is the most viable option to meet this cost.

Scottish Government to introduce legislative consent memorandum on Trade Union Bill

Speaking in a Scottish Parliamentary debate on the Bill yesterday, the Cabinet Secretary for Fair Work, Skills and Training said that the memorandum would give the Scottish Parliament the chance to consider whether it would give consent to the application of the Bill’s provisions in Scotland.

Trade Union Bill 2015/2016 receives third reading in House of Commons

Following the defeat of opposition amendments to the Bill, MPs voted yesterday in favour of third reading by 305 to 271.

Almost every ethnic minority group has higher rates of unemployment and lower pay than white people

New report from the Equality and Human Rights Commission calls for government and others to improve fairness at work by encouraging fair employment practices, closing pay gaps, improving race diversity at senior levels and tackling racial harassment.

Number of workers spending more than two hours commuting up by 72% in last decade

New TUC analysis also shows that the number of commuters travelling for three or more hours a day has risen by 75%

Employment case law round up

Care England writes to Chancellor about unintended consequences of living wage on the care sector

Chief Executive Professor Martin Green writes, 'Your recent announcement of wage increases came on top of auto-enrolment and increases in regulatory fees, all of which have put enormous burdens on the care sector. If we are not properly funded we will see a reduction in care providers and this will have a significant impact on the NHS, and the money that you have promised them, will not be adequate to meet the demand.'

TUC calls for new minimum wage to be extended to all workers aged 21 and over

General Secretary of the TUC Frances O'Grady says, 'It is wrong to leave 21 to 24 year olds out: they face the same expenses as other adults and are highly productive. Not paying them the full minimum wage will demotivate younger adults, who will get less pay than their colleagues for the same work.'

Living Wage increases to £8.24 per hour

Announcing the increase today, the Living Wage Foundation says that it will benefit approximately 68,000 staff who are employees of the accredited businesses that commit to paying all their staffat least the Living Wage.

Employment case law round up

United Nations committee reviewing UK unemployment policies and the minimum wage

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights asks for further information on access to employment and minimum wage.

£500,000 to help prepare young people for work in Scotland

Education Scotland will receive £500,000 to support the delivery of new standards for careers and work placements and the development of the senior phase curriculum.

48 per cent of applications for remission on employment tribunal issue fees are successful

Written answer in the House of Lords shows that this is an increase from 32 per cent in the previous year.