Policy Area

Employment

To boost the number of jobs and create a flexible labour market, the government is modernising employment law while protecting employee rights. To increase the number of people in employment, we need to support them into work through the benefits system and job search support.

Announcements

1. Certification Officer: forthcoming hearings

   • 15 June 2018
   • News story

2. Social Security Advisory Committee: Professor Sir Ian Diamond appointed as next Chair

   • 15 June 2018
   • Press release

3. Certification Officer: amendments to the lists

   • 12 June 2018
   • News story

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Consultations

1. Young people living independently: benefit support

   • 23 May 2018
   • Consultation outcome

2. Proposals for a new statistical series to count unemployed claimants

   • 21 May 2018
   • Open consultation

3. National Minimum Wage: 2015 - 2016 Evidence

   • 26 April 2018
   • Consultation outcome

See all consultations

Publications

1. Characteristics of people returning or planning to return to work

   • 20 June 2018
   • Research and analysis

2. CAC Outcome: Prospect & Babcock Mission Critical Services - Offshore

   • 20 June 2018
   • Decision

3. Civil Service competency framework

   • 18 June 2018
   • Guidance

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Statistics

1. Pre-release access to DWP statistics

   • 12 June 2018
   • Official Statistics

2. NI labour market statistics: June 2018

   • 12 June 2018
   • National Statistics

3. Public sector employment, UK: March 2018

   • 12 June 2018
   • National Statistics

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Detailed guides

1. Apply for changes to the bargaining unit after recognition

   How to ask the Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) to consider changes to a declaration of recognition. Read more

2. Get help from the CAC after a voluntary agreement

   How trade unions and employers can get more help from the Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) after a voluntary agreement has been reached. Read more

3. Apply to resolve a European Works Councils dispute

   How employees, employers and their representatives can resolve disputes about setting up and running a European Works Council (EWC). Read more

4. What to do if your employee has more than 1 job

   How to work out National Insurance contributions if your employee has more than 1 job. Read more

5. Cross-Border Mergers: apply to the Central Arbitration Committee (CAC)

   How employees, employers and their representatives can resolve disputes under the Companies (Cross-Border Mergers) Regulations 2007 Read more