News
Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill moves to Lords
22 November 2014
The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill has passed its third reading in the House of Commons and will now move to the House of Lords for consideration. Report stage and third reading took place on Wednesday 19 November. A number of amendments were made to the Bill, which passed third reading without a vote.
Zero Hours Contract Bill begins second reading
21 November 2014
The Zero Hours Contract Bill has started its second reading today (21 November), but was adjourned. The second reading debate is expected to resume on Friday 23 January 2015.
35.8 million people trapped in modern slavery
18 November 2014
Australian NGO has released the Global Slavery Index, registering the prevalence of modern forms of slavery, such as forced labour, human trafficking, forced marriages, debt bondage and commerical sexual exploitation. The WFF is campaigning for the end of slavery within a generation.
JRF: A job is no longer a way out of poverty
24 November 2014
A report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) reminds us that “the recovery is precarious for people in poverty”.
Pay falls for sixth consecutive year
26 November 2014
British workers are facing a sixth year of falling pay, figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) have shown. This year wages have risen by 0.1% – the smallest increase since records began 17 years ago. When inflation is taken into account, pay is down 1.6% on 2013.
Failure to offer suitable alternative vacancy to woman on maternity leave not necessarily discriminatory
24 November 2014
Felicia Epstein’s commentary on the case.
This website relies on the use of cookies to function correctly. We understand your continued use of the site as agreement to this.