5 October, 2015
5 October, 2015
2 October, 2015
In a letter to the Low Pay Commission, Cabinet Secretary for Fair Work, Skills and Training Roseanna Cunningham also highlights that the UK government’s decision to set an arbitrary rate for the ‘national living wage’ fundamentally challenges the value of having an organisation providing independent advice on wage levels across the UK.
2 October, 2015
New regulations that exclude home businesses from the security of tenure given to tenants of premises which are occupied for business purposes, which will make it easier for tenants to be allowed business use of premises in a tenancy agreement, and for landlords to recover possession of the premises at the end of such a tenancy.
1 October, 2015
New regulations that amend the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 imposing a duty on every self-employed person to conduct his or her undertaking in such a way as to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that the self-employed person and other persons (not being his or her employees) who may be affected are not exposed to risks to their health and safety.
1 October, 2015
New report from the Resolution Foundation finds increase is as a result of a substantial uplift in the wage floor associated with the new ‘National Living Wage’.
30 September, 2015
29 September, 2015
New report - Held back by Debt - shows that people who were self-employed, on zero-hours contracts or on fixed-term contracts were twice as likely to experience a change in economic circumstances in the last year as those in more traditional, permanent jobs, and that these ‘income shocks’ need to be accompanied by more comprehensive and responsive safety nets to ensure that people can cope with life’s ups and downs.
28 September, 2015
23 September, 2015
New research from Centre for London finds that from October 2015 a London-specific Minimum Wage could be set somewhere between £7.05 and £8 an hour and, given that the new National Living Wage will begin at the lower end of that range, starting from £7.20 an hour in 2016, it should not lead to significant job loss in London.
21 September, 2015
21 September, 2015
However, government says that move will not mean a change to the service itself or to its delivery partners, Citizens Advice and The Pensions Advisory Service.
18 September, 2015
New regulations that amend the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 in relation to England only so that, under tenancies entered into after 1 October 2015, the carrying on of a home business will no longer entitle domestic tenants to renew tenancy agreements as business tenancies.
17 September, 2015
New briefing that summarises the background to and operation of the fees system, provides a statistical analysis of its impact and discusses the legal challenges to the Fees Order.
15 September, 2015
However, new report also finds that hospitality, retail and support services will face significant increases in wage bills as more workers are affected
15 September, 2015
MPs vote in favour of Bill by 317 to 284.
14 September, 2015
Speech to TUC Congress, ahead of Bill's second reading, says that proposals are 'attacking the very principle of the right to strike'.
14 September, 2015
10 September, 2015
Figure compares to an average of 52,000 new claims per quarter in 2012/2013, before the introduction of employment tribunal fees.
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