8 January, 2021 Open access
5 January, 2021
Union calls on government to give guarantees that no existing employment rights will be changed or watered down, and to be prepared to match improvements in EU employment law
4 January, 2021 Open access
Labour Party urges Chancellor to fix Britain's broken safety net and tackle the root causes of income insecurity
4 January, 2021 Open access
Union body also calls on government to give self-employed working parents automatic access to the SEISS
21 December, 2020 Open access
Select Committee also highlights that HMRC does not know the actual level of fraud and error in the schemes and has prioritised speed over transparency and ensuring value for money
21 December, 2020 Open access
New HMRC statistics also show that, at 13 December 2020, a total of 1.7 million claims had been made for the third tranche of the SEISS
18 December, 2020 Open access
17 December, 2020 Open access
Eligibility criteria for UK-wide scheme will remain the same as now and employers will continue to be paid 80 per cent of workers' salaries for hours not worked
17 December, 2020
Action taken on recommendation of Employment Tribunal which found DWP employee experienced direct discrimination on the basis of age and race, racial harassment and victimisation
16 December, 2020 Open access
Letter to Committee Chair warns that, despite 'innovative and robust' recovery measures, waiting times for hearings will continue to lengthen 'until more resources are available'
14 December, 2020 Open access
Urgent strategy is needed to prevent a spike in unemployment and save the prospects of a generation of young people, says Lords Committee
14 December, 2020
New scheme will provide up to 12 months enhanced work search support to claimants who have been out of work for at least 12 months
11 December, 2020 Open access
Ministry of Justice attributes increase in single claims, alongside highest ever outstanding caseload, to impact of COVID-19 on economy and 'unique challenges' on court resources
4 December, 2020
Reforms are 'another step on our path to making sure the UK is the best place in the world to work', says Business Secretary
3 December, 2020 Open access
New scheme to provide one-off taxable grant of £3,500 to eligible applicants who started trading as self-employed between 6 April 2019 and 5 April 2020
1 December, 2020
Business Minister says costs of extending entitlement and additional burdens on business 'cannot be ignored'
26 November, 2020 Open access
New statutory rule makes amendments in consequence of Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme being extended to 31 March 2021
25 November, 2020
However, Spending Review documents highlight that only £0.4 billion of the new funding will be available in 2021/2022
25 November, 2020
Recommendations made by the Low Pay Commission at the end of October 2020 are accepted in full
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