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11 August, 2015

STUC to receive £100,000 to implement progressive workplace practices

Scottish Government reports on award which forms part of its response to the Working Together review.

10 August, 2015

Immigration Minister announces crackdown on employers of illegal migrants

BBC report James Brokenshire as warning that businesses employing illegal workers will be hit with 'the full force of government machinery'.

6 August, 2015

Government to end automatic right of public sector workers to have union fees paid direct from wages

'In the 21st century era of direct debits and digital payments, public resources should not be used to support the collection of trade union subscriptions', says Cabinet Office Minister Matt Hancock.

5 August, 2015

TUC publishes report on work-life balance impacts of night working

New report argues that employers must properly consider and address the implications for staff, and that decisions to extend night working should always involve consultation and negotiation with workers’ representatives to ensure fair and safe outcomes.

5 August, 2015

Acas publishes equality guides for employers

New series of guides designed to help employers and managers identify, tackle and prevent discrimination in the workplace.

30 July, 2015

75 more employers ‘named and shamed’ for failing to pay minimum wage

Press release from the the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills highlights that, between them, the named companies owed workers over £153,000 in arrears, and span sectors including hairdressing, fashion, publishing, hospitality, health and fitness, automotive, social care, and retail.

30 July, 2015

6.4 per cent of employees across the UK are missing out on their paid holidays

TUC warns that the new figures, released today, highlight that it has become easier for bad employers to get away with denying workers their full holiday pay since employment tribunal fees were introduced.

29 July, 2015

Consultation on knowledge and skills for social work leaders and supervisors

Department for Education invites views on new draft statements of knowledge and skills for practice supervisors of child and family social workers and practice leaders of child and family social work.

24 July, 2015

HMRC launches consultation on treatment of termination payments for tax and NI purposes

Consultation, that will run until 16 October 2015, will look at how the treatment of termination payments could be made simpler and fairer.

24 July, 2015

Discrimination forces tens of thousands of new mothers out of their jobs every year

New research from the Equality and Human Rights Commission highlights 'worrying levels' of pregnancy and maternity discrimination.

23 July, 2015

Scottish government announces £302,500 for ‘in work support’ for vulnerable young people

New funding will work alongside Scotland’s Employment Recruitment Incentive and be directed at those who face the most significant barriers when accessing employment opportunities including young people who are disabled, care leavers, carers and those with criminal convictions aged 16 to 29.

22 July, 2015

First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Chambers) (Amendment) Order 2015

New statutory instrument confers functions on the Property Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal to approve the exercise of statutory powers of entry conferred on listing officers and valuation officers of the Valuation Office Agency where the occupier of the property has refused consent, and on the Social Entitlement Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal in relation to appeals regarding childcare payments.

21 July, 2015

Justice Committee inquiry to look at impact of employment tribunal fees on access to justice

Issue to be considered as part of new inquiry into courts and tribunals fees and charges designed to reduce costs to the public purse of Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service.

21 July, 2015

DWP publishes results of 2014 survey of employees on health and wellbeing

Findings include that almost a third of employees had a health condition in the 12 months preceding the survey and, of those, a third had not discussed it with their employer.

16 July, 2015

Government consults on which public services should be included in new strike ballot threshold

Views sought, by 9 September 2015, on whom within the fire, health, education, transport, border security, and nuclear decommissioning sectors should be subject to requirement that industrial action will need the support of at least 40 per cent of those entitled to vote.

16 July, 2015

Government consults on removing ban on hiring agency staff during strike action

Views sought, by 9 September 2015, on removing regulation 7 of the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003 so as to allow employers facing industrial action to hire temporary agency workers to perform some of the functions not being carried out due to the industrial action.

15 July, 2015

Trades Union Bill to come before Parliament for the first time today

Bill to include plans to criminalise picketing, to permit employers to hire 'strike-breaking' agency staff, and for strikes to be made unlawful unless backed by 50 per cent of those entitled to vote in any strike ballot.

14 July, 2015

Government consults on requirement for larger employers to publish gender pay information

Views sought on regulations that will impose gender pay requirement on employers with more than 250 employees and on wider action that can be taken to inspire girls and young women, modernise workplaces and support older working women.

14 July, 2015

Large companies to be forced to report on gender pay gaps from next year

Prime Minister announces that every company with more than 250 employees will have to publish the difference between the average pay of their male and female employees.