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5 November, 2021

Number of adults in England and Wales working for gig economy ‘platforms’ at least once a week triples in five years to reach 4.4 million

New TUC research also finds that almost a quarter of the workforce have done platform work at some point

26 October, 2021

Government accepts Low Pay Commission recommendation for increase in national living wage to £9.50 an hour

With rates of the national minimum wage to also increase from April 2022, Chancellor says 'this wage boost keeps us on track to meet our target to end low pay by the end of this parliament'

25 October, 2021

New Charter launched calling on government to tackle discrimination and ‘shift the dial’ on the disability employment gap

Supported by disability organisations, trade unions and academics, Charter sets out a 'bold plan' to bring down the barriers

20 October, 2021

Bill extending entitlement to parental bereavement leave and pay to parents of miscarried or stillborn babies receives first reading in House of Commons

Miscarriage 'is not an illness, and it is time the law stopped treating it like one', says Sarah Owen MP

20 October, 2021

Bill providing right to statutory paid leave for workers who are victims/survivors of domestic abuse in Northern Ireland receives first reading

Domestic Abuse (Safe Leave) Bill includes provision for at least 10 days leave in each leave year as a 'day one' right

18 October, 2021

DWP confirms pilot of reasonable adjustments ‘passport’ to maintain record of workplace adjustments to support disabled workers

Work and Pensions Minister says pilot will help determine whether the passport reduces need for assessments where disabled person’s needs stay the same

6 October, 2021 Open access

Scottish Government to invest £200 million in adult upskilling and retraining opportunities as part of Covid-19 recovery strategy

Funding to focus on workers in areas of economy particularly impacted by pandemic and the transition to Net Zero

27 September, 2021

Labour Party publishes employment rights green paper outlining raft of measures to increase and strengthen workers’ rights

Party's Deputy Leader and Shadow Secretary for the Future of Work also tells conference delegates that new rights, including day one entitlement to sick pay and the banning of zero hours contracts, will be signed into law ‘within first 100 days of coming into office'

24 September, 2021

Government to introduce legislation making it illegal for employers to withhold tips from workers

Measures to be included in forthcoming Employment Bill include right to see employer's tipping records and to take claim to Employment Tribunal where rules not followed

23 September, 2021

Government confirms intention to introduce entitlement to unpaid leave as a day one right for employees with caring responsibilities

Consultation response sets out key details including how eligibility will be defined, how leave can be taken and what the leave can be used for

23 September, 2021

Government launches consultation on making the right to request flexible working a day one entitlement

Business Secretary says the new right will make flexible working 'part of the DNA of businesses across the country'

17 September, 2021

Commencement of Employment Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 provisions in relation to abuses of zero-hours contracts and the payment of deposits by parties to employment tribunal proceedings

New statutory rule

16 September, 2021

Devolved governments call for UK Government to offer physical proof of immigration status to vulnerable EU citizens

Joint letter to Borders and Immigration Minister says current digital-only proof risks discrimination, making it difficult for some EU citizens to prove their status to employers and other service providers

15 September, 2021

Amendments to Employment Tribunal procedure rules relating to preliminary hearings and the handling of early conciliation notifications

New statutory instrument

15 September, 2021

Non-Disclosure Agreements Bill read for the first time in the House of Commons

Bill makes it a basic principle of our legal system that 'no one, however powerful, could buy an employee’s silence if there were allegations of wrongdoing in the workplace’

14 September, 2021

Labour Government would ensure rights for all workers from their first day of work including holiday pay, protection against unfair dismissal and guaranteed sick pay

Party leader’s speech to TUC Congress 2021 also commits to ‘immediately increase the minimum wage to at least £10 per hour’

9 September, 2021 Open access

1.6 million people remained on furlough at 31 July 2021, new HMRC statistics show

With the CJRS due to close at the end of the month, new figures also show fifth consecutive monthly decrease, with number on furlough down by 340,000 compared to previous month

9 September, 2021 Open access

Government launches consultation on mandatory Covid-19 and flu vaccinations for frontline health and care staff in England

Announcement also confirms that adult social care workers will need to be double jabbed against Covid-19 as a condition of deployment in CQC-regulated care homes in England by 11 November 2021

8 September, 2021 Open access

While context around the government’s Covid-related employment programmes has moved on, the DWP has failed to adapt or change its plans, say MPs

In addition, Public Accounts Committee expresses concern at shortcomings in the Department's data on diversity and disadvantaged groups making it 'impossible to measure its effectiveness' or explain 'shocking inequality' in unemployment

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