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  • Flexible working can make good business sense

    From 30 June all employees will have the statutory right to request flexible working.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Flexible working rights extended to more than 20 million

    From today (30 June 2014) every employee will gain the right to request flexible working, giving a boost to workers and to business.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government takes action to support whistleblowing

    Employees who blow the whistle on wrongdoing in the workplace will receive more information and support under new measures.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Small businesses at the heart of the legislative agenda

    The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill has been introduced to Parliament today (25 June 2014)

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Making it easier for you to start and grow a business

    Action on zero hours forms part of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill announced today (25 June 2014).

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government crackdown on zero hours contract abusers

    Business Secretary Vince Cable announces plans to ban exclusivity clauses in zero hours contracts.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government announces new appointments to the independent Low Pay Commission

    Three new commissioners appointed to the Low Pay Commission.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • National minimum wage: Low Pay Commission remit 2015

    Letter from the government to the Chair of the Low Pay Commission (LPC) setting out the remit for the Commission's 2015 report.

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  • Government sets out 2015 minimum wage remit to Low Pay Commission

    Government sets out its annual minimum wage remit to the independent Low Pay Commission (LPC).

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Business benefits of flexible working

    Jennie Willott's speech to the Business Benefit of Flexible Working Conference highlighting the business benefits of flexible working to employers.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government names employers who fail to pay minimum wage

    Employers who owe their workers thousands of pounds for failing to pay them the correct National Minimum Wage have been named and shamed.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The next steps for the Employment Law Review

    Speech by Jenny Willott at the Westminster Employment Forum seminar on the Employment Law Review.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Innovation and experimentation - a new approach to transforming skills

    UKCES today launched the Futures Programme, a new approach to targeting workforce development problems that are holding back growth.

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  • Nick Clegg at the launch of Cityfathers on shared parental leave

    The Deputy Prime Minister spoke at the launch of Cityfathers on the need for change to create equal opportunities in the parental leave system.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New cuts to red tape come into force

    Good news for UK companies as simplifications to employment, planning and environmental regulations come into force today (6 April 2014).

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Lowest paid BIS contractors to benefit from pay rise

    The lowest paid contracted staff working at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills will benefit from an above inflation pay rise.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Zero hours contracts consultation closes with over 30,000 responses

    The government’s consultation on zero hours contracts has now closed, having received more than 30,000 responses.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • One million set to benefit from National Minimum Wage rise to £6.50

    The government has approved a rise in the National Minimum Wage to £6.50 per hour.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Four-generation workplaces on the rise as report reveals the future of work

    A ground-breaking report on the future of work has highlighted the dramatic changes UK workers can expect to see in the next 2 decades.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government gets tough with employers failing to pay minimum wage

    Employers who owe their workers thousands of pounds for failing to pay them the correct National Minimum Wage have been named and shamed.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government