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  • Low Pay Commission recommends 3% increase in the National Minimum Wage to £6.70

    The Low Pay Commission (LPC) has today recommended to the Government that the adult rate of the National Minimum Wage, which applies to workers aged 21 and over, should rise by 3 per cent to £6.70 from October 2015.

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

  • 400 more disabled people in work every day

    There is a year-on-year increase of the number of disabled people in work of more than 141,000 and 86,000 more disabled women in work.

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

  • Iain Duncan Smith: jobs-led recovery changing people’s lives

    Employment under this government has reached another important milestone with an employment rate which has never been higher.

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

  • Parents-to-be begin the countdown to Shared Parental Leave

    Eight weeks to go until mums and dads with babies due on or after 5 April 2015 can start sharing up to 50 weeks of parental leave.

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

  • #notjustforboys: leading businesses back women as captains of industry

    Campaign to support women to make career choices that are right for them launches with retail, construction and Premier League support.

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

  • Campaign cracks down on toxic fake alcohol

    Nearly 2,500 litres of fake wine and spirits were seized as part of a pre-Christmas enforcement campaign.

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

  • Universal Credit makes work pay

    The national roll out of Universal Credit begins on 16 February 2015.

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

  • New Pensions Ombudsman appointed

    Anthony Arter has been appointed Pensions Ombudsman and Pension Protection Fund Ombudsman, DWP announced today (13 February 2015).

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

  • Government reforms to stop savers losing ‘mini’ pension pots

    A new system to stop workers losing their small pension pots as they move from job to job is due to start in autumn 2016.

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

  • Work experience 'lottery' fuelling youth unemployment figures, with Hull among worst spots for young job-seekers

    New report from the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) finds young people in certain parts of the country face inherent disadvantages when preparing themselves for work, with significant geographic differences f…

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  • Millions more offered free pension statement

    A free government service to help millions of people better understand their State Pension is being expanded.

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

  • Preferred candidate for new Pensions Ombudsman named

    Anthony Arter has been named as the preferred candidate for the role of Pensions Ombudsman/Pensions Protection Fund Ombudsman.

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

  • Benefit cap: 200 people into work or off Housing Benefit every week

    The benefit cap is encouraging more people to work or stop claiming Housing Benefit.

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

  • Average earners could gain up to £100k in new pension charges reform

    Helping ensure value for money in workplace pensions – safeguarding against high and unfair charges and transferring around £200m to savers.

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

  • Bigger and better Pension Tracing Service ready to help

    The Pension Tracing Service that helps people find lost pension cash is undergoing a major expansion.

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

  • Successful prosecution of recruitment firm boss who failed to pay worker

    Former director of employment business WHG Offshore LTD pleads guilty of failure to pay a work-seeker after the firm went into administration.

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

  • Freezing weather: Cold Weather Payments go up as the temperature goes down

    Freezing temperatures around the country are due to trigger further Cold Weather Payments this week.

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

  • Benefit fraud clampdown as maximum penalty to be more than doubled

    Parliament is to consider plans to more than double the maximum administrative penalty for benefit fraud from £2,000 to £5,000.

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

  • Last chance - new Self Assessment online chat service

    This is your last opportunity to use HMRC’s new online chat service for customers with Self Assessment queries this January.

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  • Avoid regional accent discrimination when recruiting

    Employment Minister Esther McVey urges people not to hide their accents when looking for work.

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