13 July, 2015
13 July, 2015
LGA supports introduction of Living Wage but says that its vital that extra cost of wages for council workers and care workers is considered by government in wider debate on council funding.
9 July, 2015
Clauses 1 and 2 of new Welfare Reform and Work Bill 2015/2016 provide for Secretary of State to have to lay a report before Parliament annually on the progress which has been made towards full employment and, no later than nine months after the end of each reporting period, information about the progress made towards the apprenticeships target.
8 July, 2015
Government announces that extended provision to free childcare will be introduced generally from September 2017 but with early introduction in some local areas from September 2016, and additionally that Tax-Free Childcare will be introduced from early 2017 (paragraphs 1.163 to 1.164).
8 July, 2015
New rate - which will be paid to workers aged 25 and over - is a rise of 50p over the National Minimum Wage rate due to come into effect in October 2015 and is set to rise to £9 per hour by 2020 (paragraph 1.121).
7 July, 2015
Private Member's Bill, which received first reading yesterday, due to have second reading on 22 January 2016.
7 July, 2015
7 July, 2015
New figures show that Acas has dealt with over 83,000 cases between April 2014 and March 2015; three out of four employees and employers agreed to try Early Conciliation in its first year of operation; and eight out of ten people who took part were satisfied with the service they received.
2 July, 2015
Review, which is expected to be published in early 2016, will report to the government on the challenges and opportunities for those who want to work for themselves.
1 July, 2015
New guide covers issues on pay, what to do during staff absences, wage deductions and overpayments and breaks down the most common employment issues into a series of steps to be used by a manager or supervisor.
25 June, 2015
Pilots, which aim to offer support for people in the early stage of sickness absence, were generally more effective for people with musculoskeletal conditions than for those with mental health conditions.
25 June, 2015
New research carried out on behalf of the DWP finds that 19 per cent of ESA claimants that were surveyed - those that had worked in the 12 months prior to claim - moved straight from work to claiming ESA without any period of sickness absence; and that those most at risk of leaving work without a period of sickness absence were more likely to be on a casual or agency contract, new to their job, or part-time workers.
22 June, 2015
Today's report sets out the evidence and impact of the government’s decision depart from the Low Pay Commission's recommendation to increase the apprentice rate by 7p from £2.73 to £2.80, in favour of increasing the rate by 57 pence to £3.30.
16 June, 2015
New Joseph Rowntree study reviews UK and international evidence on local approaches linking people not in work to jobs, and those in work to better jobs, focusing on four stages in a stylised ‘pathway to employment’: pre-employment; employment entry; staying in work; and in-work progression.
12 June, 2015
New statistics from the Ministry of Justice also show that there were 16,456 single claims in employment tribunals during 2014/2015 - a decrease of 52 per cent on 2013/2014.
11 June, 2015
Bill - which received first reading in House of Lords yesterday - to entitle employees to take a period of leave to fulfil certain caring responsibilities in respect of dependants; and for connected purposes.
11 June, 2015
Review, which begins today, expected to be completed later in the year with government to consult on any proposals for reforms to the fees and remissions scheme.
10 June, 2015
The Family Friendly Working Scotland Partnership, a coalition of organisations which encourage and help businesses become family friendly workplaces, will receive £250,000 – up from £100,000 funding last year.
9 June, 2015
New report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation finds that people with self-reported poor health are less likely to be employed, to remain in employment, or to move from unemployment to employment, especially full-time employment and, conversely, when in employment they are more likely to move from permanent to temporary work or into a low-paid job from a better-paying job.
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