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Labour Market Enforcement Strategy 2022 to 2023

The strategy covers 4 main themes: Improving the Radar Picture, Improving Focus on Effectiveness, Better Joined-Up Thinking, and Better Engagement and Support with business and workers. 

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UK Labour Market Enforcement Strategy 2022 to 2023

Details

Margaret Beels was appointed Director of Labour Market Enforcement in November 2021 and produced this interim Labour Market Enforcement Strategy for 2022 to 2023 in March 2022. The 2022-2023 Strategy covers 4 main themes:

  • Improving the Radar Picture
  • Improving Focus on Effectiveness
  • Better Joined-Up Thinking
  • Better Engagement and Support with businesses and workers to improve state-led enforcement of employment rights

It includes measures to be taken by the 3 labour market enforcement bodies:

  • Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA)
  • Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate (EAS)
  • HMRC National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage team (HMRC NMW)

The interim Strategy makes no new recommendations. Instead, it builds on the recommendations from the 2 previous LME Strategies (for 2020-2021 and 2021-2022) and sets out the approach for the Director’s 2023-2024 Strategy to be submitted to government by the end of March 2023.

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Published 16 March 2023

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