Government proposals
General Election 2019: What's on the ballot?
With the general election now only one week away, the largest political parties have now launched their manifestos. On the […]
HMRC issues guidance on preparing for changes to off-payroll working in the private sector (IR35)
As we flagged on this blog back in March (post here), a consultation is currently open on implementation of the […]
The gender pay gap – new guidance issued to help organisations close the gap
According to the Office for National Statistics, as at June 2018, the national gender pay gap (GPG) stood at 18.4 […]
The Good Work Plan delivers some good news for work-seekers
Regular readers of our blog will be aware that the 2017 Taylor Review of Modern Employment Practices was an independent […]
Executive pay gap rules now in force
Under regulations which came into force on 1 January 2019, UK-listed companies with more than 250 UK employees must now […]
Government to propose mandatory ethnic pay gap reporting
As UK companies with more than 250 employees are now required to publish gender pay gap information, the government has turned its attention to the ethnicity pay gap.
All workers to benefit from the right to an itemized payslip
An Order for an amendment to the Employment Rights Act 1996 (ERA) has now been made. The Order will grant every worker the right to an itemised pay statement from 6 April 2019.
Taylor Review – update
The House of Commons Work and Pensions and Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committees (the Committees) made recommendations in November 2017 for addressing the issues raised in the Taylor Review. These included:
Vento bands increase announced
The Presidents of the Employment Tribunals in England & Wales and Scotland have issued new guidance updating the bands of […]
National Minimum Wage Increase
Workers aged over 25 will receive an inflation-busting increase of 33p an hour in their national minimum wage. An above-inflation pay rise of 4.4 per cent starting April 2018 is over the 3 per cent rate of inflation which is in place at the moment. Following this, full-time workers will receive a £600 annual increase.
The rights of EU citizens in the UK
The UK government’s policy paper setting out its offer to EU citizens and their families in the UK has been […]