23 February, 2015
23 February, 2015
Analysis of House of Commons Library figures shows that nationally one in five jobs pays under the living wage but in some parliamentary constituencies this rises to more than half, with the numbers even greater for women.
17 February, 2015
New edition of DWP's Stakeholder Bulletin advises that GPs in Sheffield now able to refer patients to telephone occupational health advice service, with service to be expanded across the country from Spring 2015.
16 February, 2015
New analysis finds that, if earnings growth had been in line with the 2010 Office for Budge Responsibility forecast, income tax and national insurance receipts this year would total £308.4bn, but the Treasury is now expected to collect just £275bn.
13 February, 2015
New regulations issued that, from 6 April 2015, increase the limits (maximum or minimum) applying to certain awards of employment tribunals and other amounts payable under employment legislation as specified in the Schedule to the Order.
12 February, 2015
New report from the UK Commission for Employment and Skills, highlights that employers in some parts of the country are almost twice as likely to offer work experience as their counterparts in other areas, and that one in five say that nothing could persuade them to offer work experience.
10 February, 2015
6 February, 2015
New study finds that this compares to only 53 per cent of claimants receiving pay awards granted to them by employment tribunals without resorting to enforcement.
5 February, 2015
New report recommends improvements to the Employment Tribunal system, strengthening the rights of zero hours contract ‘workers’, enforcing employment law and promoting fair employment including establishing an Employment Commission - a new statutory body to oversee the enforcement of employment law.
4 February, 2015
Bill - which was introduced to parliament on 3 February 2015 under the Ten Minute Rule - to require listed companies to report annually on the percentage of their staff paid below a Living Wage; and for connected purposes.
27 January, 2015
Pulse magazine reports that new occupational health scheme will only offer face-to-face consultations with occupational therapists in a minority of cases, with the majority being dealt with over the phone or online.
22 January, 2015
BIS says that response to consolidated regulations was generally positive and that 'we will consider the various suggestions raised by respondents and review the guidance in 2015'.
22 January, 2015
Report finds that there are 148,000 NEETs in the UK and that too many of these 'simply disappear from all the relevant public systems'.
20 January, 2015
Scottish Business pledge to invite companies to commit to extending the living wage, involve their local communities and invest in youth training and employment, with offer of package of tailored support on skills, innovation and exports in return.
19 January, 2015
Secretary of State for Business lays amendment to reflect EAT judgment in Toal v GB Oils on the right of accompaniment to a grievance hearing.
13 January, 2015
In new report, Working Families calls on next government to adopt a legal right to paid adjustment leave, to adopt a flexible by default approach to job design and recruitment in the public sector and to recruit a junior minister with specific responsibility for driving up the supply of suitable and affordable childcare for disabled children.
13 January, 2015
New Act that makes provision about shared rights to leave from work and statutory pay in connection with caring for children, time off work to accompany to ante-natal appointments or to attend adoption appointments, and the right to request flexible working.
12 January, 2015
Proposed threshold for public sector strike ballots, announced on Friday evening, is a 'democratic outrage', says TUC General Secretary.
8 January, 2015
Outlining a 10-point programme for continuous improvement, the TUC says that a minority of employers have developed a wide range of scams to avoid paying the minimum wage.
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