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From Jo Swinson
  • Government considering new powers to tackle non-payment of tribunal awards

    Research has found over half of individuals awarded a pay out following an employment tribunal hearing do not receive their award in full.

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

  • Employers underpaying workers risk losing 80% of their business

    Employers must pay their workers correctly or risk serious damage to their reputation and staff productivity, research reveals.

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

  • New Non-Executive Member for the Competition Service

    Susan Scholefield CMG has been appointed as Non-Executive Member to the Competition Service.

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

  • Celebrating International Day of the Girl

    Jo Swinson urges girls to be inspired and aim high.

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

  • Form filling for companies ditched in red tape cut

    Proposals to reduce burdensome company filing requirements for 3.2 million UK companies are announced today by Business Minister Jo Swinson

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

  • Cable – “Women on Boards stats promising”

    Latest figures for Women on Boards published today show that female representation in the UK’s top companies’ boards continues to increase

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

  • Government helps military wives on the entrepreneurial ladder

    £250,000 funding supports Swindon and Wiltshire’s Regional Growth Network to help women set up their own businesses.

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

  • List of restrictive company names to be reduced

    Measures to cut the list of 'sensitive' names that startup businesses must get approval for, prior to setting up, have been announced today

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

  • Accounting standards are part of legally binding corporate reporting framework

    A statement from Jo Swinson, Minister for Employment Relations and Consumer Affairs, about accounting standards.

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

  • Payday industry not meeting voluntary codes

    Findings from a government survey have found that payday lenders are not fully complying with industry standards brought in last year

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

  • Competition and Markets Authority launch

    Competition Minister Jo Swinson launches shadow Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).

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

  • UK government hosts first international body image conference

    Leading experts from around the world meet to help drive forward change.

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

  • Government vows to end unfair consumer bill and subscription practices

    The government is set to crack down on excessive mobile phone roaming charges and hidden price hikes in renewal notices

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

  • New measures to strengthen UK’s competition regime

    New measures that will strengthen and streamline the UK’s new competition regime have been outlined by the Competition Minister Jo Swinson

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

  • Accounting red tape cut for smallest UK companies

    Measures to reduce burdensome accounting red tape for micro-businesses have been confirmed today by Business Minister Jo Swinson

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

  • Postal Affairs Minister visits Scottish Post Office to mark 1,000-branch milestone in modernisation programme

    Jo Swinson today visits Uddingston Post Office to mark the milestone of 1,000 branch modernisations in the Network Transformation scheme

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

  • Changes to TUPE rules cut red tape for business

    Employers and staff in a business changing owner will find the transfer easier, fairer and more effective through reforms announced today.

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

  • Convicted fake teacher given maximum employment agency ban

    Former director of a Coventry supply teaching agency today given maximum 10 year ban from being involved in running an employment agency.

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

  • National minimum wage rogues to be publicly named and shamed under new plans

    Employers who fail to pay the NMW will be named and shamed under revamped plans to make it easier to clamp down on rogue businesses.

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

  • Government and industry join forces to help get more women and girls in STEM

    Jo Swinson calls on experts to drive forward action to increase female representation in science, technology, engineering and maths careers.

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