Labour’s workers’ rights plans could face ‘significant’ changes, lawyers warn May 4, 2024 Labour’s promised reforms to workers rights could face “significant changes” before taking effect, employment lawyers have warned.
Let’s be honest, there are no easy answers to worklessness May 2, 2024 The government is right to be focused on getting people off welfare dependency and into work, but we shouldn’t be too optimistic about its chances of success, says Matthew Lesh In 1906, William Beveridge declared that those who cannot work should be maintained by public support. The condition, however, would be the “complete and permanent [...]
Rayner: Fear over Labour workers’ rights plans like ‘squealing’ over minimum wage April 1, 2024 Angela Rayner has said fears over her workers’ rights plans is similar to the “squealing” over the minimum wage law brought in by the party in 1999.
Labour’s plans for workers’ rights must ‘strike balance’, experts warn February 8, 2024 Labour’s plans to beef up workers’ rights must “strike a balance” between the needs of firms and staff, bosses and experts have told CityA.M.
Government ‘sneaking through’ new bank data powers, campaigners warn November 24, 2023 Some have warned that the UK government is slipping through new laws with "minimal debate" as it looks to crack down on benefit fraud.
Labour to strengthen workers’ rights ‘within first 100 days’, Rayner says October 8, 2023 Labour will implement plans to bolster workers’ rights within 100 days of taking office, Angela Rayner said today.
Pay boost for 2m workers as Hunt to confirm living wage rises to £11 an hour October 2, 2023 Workers could see their pay packets feel heavier as Jeremy Hunt is set to announce a rise in the national living wage to at least £11 an hour.
Long-term sickness prevents 2.5m people from working, report suggests September 25, 2023 Women, young men and people unable to work from home are more likely to suffer from long-term sickness which prevents them from working, according to a new report. One in 16 working-aged people in the UK – or around 2.5m – are “economically inactive” due to long-term sickness, the Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM) said. [...]
Labour vow to scrap minimum service levels law if elected, unions told September 12, 2023 Labour would scrap the minimum service levels law within their first 100 days in office, Angela Rayner told a trade union conference.
Don’t be TWaTs: Councils urged to dodge four-day week plans at risk of being ‘part time town halls’ August 31, 2023 Councils have been urged to swerve introducing four-day work week schemes in a bid to dodge “part-time town halls”. Campaigners at the Taxpayers Alliance (TPA) have written to every council leader in the UK asking them to pledge not to bring in a four-day work week. Many City firms have been accused of a Tuesday, [...]