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Government backs new reforms making it unlawful for employers to withhold tips from staff.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Rita French, UK Human Rights Ambassador, delivered the following statement during the ILO Committee on the Application of Standards (CAS). The discussion focussed on China’s non-compliance with ILO Convention 111 on non-disc…
What the government has done to protect and enhance workers’ rights.
Workers on the minimum wage will receive a higher percentage increase in pay than most other workers across the economy.
The new appointment will bolster government’s continued efforts to protect and enhance workers’ rights while stamping out workplace exploitation.
Minimum wage rates from April 2022 have now been announced.
Government unveils plans to overhaul tipping practices, helping around 2 million people top up their income.
Government announces plans to make the right to request flexible working a day one right, as well as new entitlements for unpaid carers.
LPC underpayment report sets out how the pandemic has created new challenges for compliance
On International Workers’ Day 2021, we’re reflecting on some of the key steps the government has taken to support workers since last year.
The age threshold for the National Living Wage changes from 25 to 23 as the rate increases on 1 April.
The Low Pay Commission is tendering for research into the effects of the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage.
Announcement of the 2021 National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage rates.
Government brings in law to ensure furloughed employees receive statutory redundancy pay based on their normal wages, rather than a reduced furlough rate.
From Matthew Taylor, Interim Director of Labour Market Enforcement.
The LPC’s non-compliance and enforcement report looks at why so many apprentices are underpaid and what can be done about it.
The Government has confirmed its 2024 target for the National Living Wage to reach two-thirds of median earnings.
The Low Pay Commission is tendering for research into the effects of the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage. The deadline is Monday 2 March.
Businesses that fail to pay their workers the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage will continue to be publicly named by the government, following a review of the scheme.
The Low Pay Commission's 2019 recommendations complete the path originally set out in 2015.
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