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Govt extends minimum wage 'amnesty' for care work providers
29 September 2017
The government has extended its suspension of minimum wage law enforcement for social care providers, leaving low-paid workers unable to access the money they are owed.
Addison Lee latest gig employer to be found breaking the law
27 September 2017
Courier and taxi service Addison Lee has become the latest gig employer found to be misclassifying its drivers as "self employed", thus avoiding giving them workers' rights.
Shadow Business Secretary promises day one rights, the end of the TUA, & Ministry of Labour at IER Fringe
26 September 2017
Shadow Business Secretary Rebecca Long-Bailey yesterday (25 September 2017) vowed that the next Labour government will provide workers with all their rights from day one, will abolish the Trade Union Act 2016, and will establish a Ministry of Labour.
1.4m now on zero-hour contracts
22 September 2017
There are now 1.4 million workers employed via zero-hour contracts, according to the latest Office for National Statistics report.
Recruitment/retention hurt by public sector pay gap, IFS advises
21 September 2017
The Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) has warned the government that recruitment, retention and motivation is being harmed by the public sector pay cap.
Agency staff 'punished' for turning down shifts, research shows
19 September 2017
New research from the University of Salford and Sheffield Hallam has found that agency workers are being punished for such things as turning down shifts or opposing management.
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