News and communications

Peter Donaldson has been re-appointed as Commissioner to the Low Pay Commission

• Updated: 1 May 2013

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Professor Linda Dickens, Dr Mary Bousted and John Hannett re-appointed as Council Members to Acas

• Updated: 1 May 2013

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Jo Swinson announces changes to over-burdensome share buy back rules aimed at boosting direct employee ownership and cutting red tape

• Updated: 30 April 2013

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The Groceries Code Adjudicator Bill was given Royal Assent today

• Updated: 25 April 2013

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The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill today received Royal Assent.

• Updated: 25 April 2013

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Proposals to help struggling pubs get a fair deal were announced today by Business Secretary Vince Cable

• Updated: 22 April 2013

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Employment Relations Minister Jo Swinson launches online toolkit that provides employers with help when taking on their first employee

• Updated: 15 April 2013

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Consumer Minister Jo Swinson today announced eighteen new members of the Competition Commission.

• Updated: 10 April 2013

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

Postal Affairs Minister Jo Swinson visits Bishop’s Hull Post Office in Taunton to celebrate the Post Office reaching 500 branch conversions

• Updated: 9 April 2013

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A ban on excessive charges for people who use debit or credit cards to buy goods and services comes into force today

• Updated: 6 April 2013

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The Secretary of State for Scotland, Michael Moore has welcomed a package of new funding for Citizens Advice Scotland.

• Updated: 22 March 2013

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Consumer Minister Jo Swinson announces £9.5million of additional funding for the Citizens Advice Service

• Updated: 22 March 2013

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

New rules aimed at streamlining the Employment Tribunal process were announced by Employment Relations Minister Jo Swinson today

• Updated: 14 March 2013

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

Study finds that businesses that view employment law as burdensome often did so because of a lack of understanding of the law.

• Updated: 7 March 2013

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

Payday lenders could face new restrictions on how they advertise and a new code of practice under fresh plans announced today

• Updated: 6 March 2013

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

Business Minister Jo Swinson announces the interim results from the Company and Commercial Law Red Tape Challenge

• Updated: 27 February 2013

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Businesses and working families are invited to submit their views on how the system for shared parental leave and pay will work

• Updated: 25 February 2013

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

The government today announced that the protections available to whistleblowers are to be strengthened further.

• Updated: 21 February 2013

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

Two men who pocketed thousands of pounds duping job seekers have today been banned from running an employment agency for 7 years.

• Updated: 6 February 2013

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

Exploding the myths and setting out what the Bill really means

• Updated: 5 February 2013

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