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Around 230 employers have been named for underpaying their workers the National Minimum or Living Wage.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Government announces measures to temporarily suspend minimum wage enforcement activity for social care sleep-in shift pay.
The Prime Minister’s independent reviewer on modern employment practices, Matthew Taylor, has published his 7 principles to achieve “good quality work for all”.
Ben Summerskill joins the Council as an independent member and Christina McAnea as an employee representative.
Under the proposals the Certification Officer will be able to issue fines of up to £20,000 for breaking the law.
Government advertising campaign launches today to raise lowest paid workers’ knowledge of their rights ahead of the National Minimum and National Living Wage rates rise on 1 April
Employers and workers get to have their say on modern employment practices as government-backed Matthew Taylor Review team launches its UK tour.
Ten of the most bizarre excuses used by unscrupulous bosses found to have underpaid workers the National Minimum Wage have been revealed.
Sir David Metcalf has been named as the first Director of Labour Market Enforcement.
Sir Brendan Barber has been reappointed as chair of the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service Council.
The Taylor review on modern employment practices launches with a regional tour to discuss the UK’s labour market.
Young workers earning the National Minimum Wage are set to receive a pay rise of up to £450 a year from today (1 October 2016).
The largest list of employers to be named and shamed for failing to pay their workers the National Minimum Wage has been published.
It's been 2 years since the government extended the right to apply for flexible working to all employees.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
The Low Pay Commission (LPC) has launched an invitation to tender for research on the impact of minimum wages.
The Trade Union Bill receives Royal Assent and becomes the Trade Union Act.
The government has confirmed that it is pressing ahead with plans to reduce Britain’s reliance on migrant workers through a new skills charge.
The government has announced the appointment of Michael Clancy as a new member to the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service Council.
Workers are urged to take simple steps to make sure they receive the government’s new National Living Wage next month.
The Single Source Regulations Office has announced that Clive Tucker will serve as the organisation’s Interim Chair while a permanent replacement for Jeremy Newman is sought.
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