Employment

Employment case law round up

Government consults on data-sharing with HMRC for council tax collection purposes

Proposed measure would allow HMRC to provide information on employment to allow local authority to make deductions from earnings where council tax payer has liability order and has not volunteered employment details.

Private and public sector organisations pledge to recruit on ‘name blind’ basis

Prime Minister announces that organisations employing 1.8 million people to sign agreement aimed at combating race discrimination in recruitment.

The United States of America (Appellant) v Nolan (Respondent)

[2015] UKSC 63

Someone experiences work-related stress every two minutes, says TUC

Union issues advice on managing stress at work to coincide with European Health and Safety Week which starts today.

Employment case law round up

Amendments made to Childcare Bill as it completes report stage in the House of Lords

Bill moves to third reading on 26 October after three changes were agreed - the government should complete a large-scale analysis of the costs and funding implications of the policy; more information to be provided on the provision of flexible childcare outside the hours of 9am-5pm; and further regulations under the Bill to be debated and voted on in Parliament ahead of implementation.

Immigration Bill receives second reading in House of Commons

Bill proceeds to committee stage after Labour amendment defeated by 322 votes to 282.

Welsh Government launches new £10.9m childcare scheme to help get parents into work

Backed by Welsh Government and EU funds, the scheme will be delivered across each local authority in Wales and is expected to help 6,400 economically inactive parents, aged over 25, into work or training over the next three years.

Consultation launched on reforming the regulatory framework for the recruitment sector

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills seeks views on proposed changes to the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations including a proposal to ban employment agencies and businesses from recruiting solely from other EEA countries without advertising in Great Britain.

Consultation launched on tackling exploitation in the labour market

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills seeks views on proposals to improve the enforcement of employment rights to prevent non-compliance and the exploitation of vulnerable workers.

Government’s interim National Minimum Wage evidence to Low Pay Commission 2016

New publication sets out the government’s interim economic and non-economic evidence.

Six million people paid less than living wage in 2014

New Office for National Statistics figures also show that, after adjusting for inflation, the London Living Wage rose by 3 per cent between 2008 and 2014 while median hourly pay for employees aged 18 and over in London fell by 10 per cent.

Employment case law round up

House of Commons briefing on Immigration Bill

New report sets out provisions in Bill - which is due to have second reading in the Commons on 13 October - including in relation to creating new office of illegal working and building on existing measures to restrict irregular migrants’ access to residential tenancies.

Scottish government issues guidance to make Scotland fairer place to work

New guidance requires that companies who want to secure business with public bodies are now obliged to sign up to fair work conditions - paying the Living Wage, no unnecessary use of zero hours contracts, and giving workers an active voice in the workplace - for anyone working on the contracts.

Shared parental leave and pay to be extended to grandparents

Guardian reports on announcement by Chancellor with the aim of helping new parents to return to work more quickly.