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Ministers have unveiled the Employment Rights Bill to help deliver economic security and growth to businesses, workers and communities across the UK.
Workers will now keep 100% of their tips, gratuities and service charges following new act coming into effect.
In the latest series of meetings on the Make Work Pay plan, the Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner and Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds will today [Wednesday 11 September] host a Small Business Breakfast in Downing Stre…
The Deputy Prime Minister and Business Secretary have met with business leaders to discuss the upcoming Employment Bill.
British workers are set for better working conditions as the Government takes its first steps towards its Plan to Make Work Pay.
The government has today announced it will repeal the Strikes Act 2023 to get public services back on track and strengthen the rights of working people.
In a move to put more money in working people’s pockets, the government has today [Tuesday 30th July] overhauled the remit of the Low Pay Commission (LPC).
The ‘truly dire’ state of the labour market has been revealed today with the number of people classed as economically inactive has spiralled to 9.4 million, as the Work and Pensions Secretary reaffirms her Plan to Get Britai…
On a visit to Leeds Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall will today (Thursday 11 July) confirm the Government’s commitments to its manifesto Back to Work Plan, and say tackling economic inactivity is central to the Govern…
The government’s Tipping Act is a step closer to coming into force, as today the Code of Practice is published and laid before Parliament. The new Code of Practice will protect the tips of more than 2 million workers giving …
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Leaders from across business and civil society have welcomed the Government strengthening employment protections.
Low Pay Commission publishes advice to Government on the future of the National Minimum Wage beyond 2024
New laws to reduce the impact of industrial action on rail, border security and ambulance services while balancing the ability of workers to strike.
Low Pay Commission recommendations take the minimum wage to its long term target in April 2024
New Back to Work Plan to help up to 1,100,000 people with long-term health conditions, disabilities or long-term unemployment to look for and stay in work.
Regulations laid to address strike action in passenger rail.
Up to 25,000 people will benefit from new employment support starting today as part of the Government’s flagship Universal Support programme.
Millions of British workers will have more flexibility over where and when they work as the Flexible Working Bill achieves Royal Assent.
Parents and carers to be given new protections at work, covering leave entitlement and redundancy rules
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