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18 November, 2014

Survey of employment tribunal applications in 2013

New Department for Business, Innovation and Skills report provides detailed information on the characteristics of claimants and the type of complaint they have brought to a tribunal.

17 November, 2014

14 November, 2014

Spending on agency social workers has increased by a third

Investigation by Community Care finds the average spend per council on temporary agency staff is £1.8 million, although there are regional variations with many Scottish and Welsh councils reporting almost no spending on agency workers and six out of the top ten biggest spending councils being in Greater London and the home counties.

13 November, 2014

Majority of Britain’s poorest paid workers never escape the low pay trap

Alan Milburn, Chair of the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission who produced the report, says research is 'a powerful argument for Britain to become a Living Wage country'.

11 November, 2014

Three in four people fail to escape from low pay, says Resolution Foundation

New report argues that employers and government should review their policies and approaches to pay progression to ensure that the one in five workers who are low paid are not denied the opportunity to move up in work.

10 November, 2014

Government to prohibit recruitment sector from advertising jobs exclusively in other EEA countries

In today's response to consultation, government says that it will proceed with new regulation designed to improve equality in the labour market and expand range of potential applicants that businesses can choose from.

10 November, 2014

CBI urges government to provide more free childcare

In new report, CBI says that government needs to boost living standards for low income and working families by raising the threshold when employees pay national insurance and expanding free childcare to one and two year-olds.

10 November, 2014

7 November, 2014

Statutory Shared Parental Pay (Administration) Regulations 2014

New regulations that provide for the funding of employers' liabilities to make payments of statutory shared parental pay and also impose obligations on employers in connection with such payments and confer powers on the Commissioners of HMRC.

6 November, 2014

Almost one in five jobs in London are now low paid

New analysis from the New Policy Institute finds that in 2013 there were just over 640,000 low paid jobs in London - an increase of 45,000 or 75 per cent on 2012 - reflecting a trend across England that, as the cost of living is growing faster than earnings, more jobs fall below the low pay threshold.

6 November, 2014

Local Authorities required to disclose amount paid to employees whilst carrying out union duties

'Taxpayers have a right to know how much of their money is being spent on subsidising council workers to act as union officials rather than working on frontline services', says Communities Secretary.

5 November, 2014

30 employers have been ‘named and shamed’ for breaking national minimum wage law since October 2013

However, written answer in parliament confirms that no employers have been prosecuted under the National Minimum Wage Act.

5 November, 2014

Minimum hourly rate for home care services must increase so that providers can meet minimum wage

New report from the United Kingdom Home Care Association recommends that councils should pay a minimum of £15.74 per hour for home care services - an increase of 55p per hour - in order to cover the costs of the workforce allowing full compliance with the national minimum wage including the time spent travelling between service users' homes.

4 November, 2014

Vince Cable announces taskforce to assess today’s EAT ruling on holiday pay

Taskforce, which will consist of a selection of government departments and business representative groups, will provide a forum to discuss how the impact on business can be limited, says Business Secretary.

4 November, 2014

Employment Appeal Tribunal rules that overtime should be included when calculating holiday pay

'This ruling not only secures justice for our members who were short changed, but means employers have got to get their house in order', says Unite.

3 November, 2014

Revised impact assessment on applying national minimum wage penalty on per worker basis

Department for Business, Innovation & Skills says that revised assessment, which is now based only on employers who are non compliant, shows no cost to compliant businesses and an average annual benefit to the Treasury of £2.15m.

3 November, 2014

Employment Tribunal judgment on holiday pay ‘could open floodgates for backdated claims’

Guardian reports on awaited ruling concerning interpretation of EU's working time directive and whether holiday pay should be calculated in relation to basic wage or taking into account overtime and commission payments.

3 November, 2014

Living Wage rises by 20p to £7.85 per hour from today

Living Wage Foundation also announces that London Living Wage has risen to £9.15 per hour.

3 November, 2014