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Minimum wage to increase, minimally
18 March 2015
The minimum wage will increase to £6.70 this October, a rise of 3%.
Barristers condemn ET fees
19 March 2015
The Employment Law Bar Association has written an open letter to Chris Grayling MP, Jo Swinson MP, Shailish Vara MP and Chuka Umunna MP expressing concerns about the impact of fees on access to justice in the employment tribunals, and calling for a review.
What do the latest labour market figures tell us?
19 March 2015
We have reported many a time that falling unemployment figures masks the more sinister reality of the new jobs market; casualisation, underemployment, zero hours contracts and bogus self employment.
Farage: UKIP would abolish discrimination legislation
12 March 2015
Farage indicated that UKIP would scrap much of the legislation designed to prevent racial discrimination at work. He was speaking in a Channel 4 documentary which will air next week.
Frances Maude makes ‘pointless’ union-bashing statement in Commons
13 March 2015
In parliament this week Union-basher Frances Maude repeated his moves to cut trade union facility time and abolish check-off ‘for no reason’.
TUC: Women need collective bargaining
13 March 2015
This week is TUC women’s conference 2015. Follow the debate on twitter #TUCwomen2015.
Young workers hit worst by austerity
12 March 2015
Research published by the London School of Economics (LSE) and the Resolution Foundation shows that young people were hit worst by the recession and the ensuing austerity agenda Average wages for those in their 20s are now a fifth lower than in 2008/9. The number of 20-24 year olds in work fell by 10% over the same period.
Legal aids cuts hurt those who need help the most
12 March 2015
Justice committee finds that legal aid cuts are all round disaster.
Barclays Boss earns 465 times that of a minimum wage earner
4 March 2015
Barclays chief executive Antony Jenkins has accepted the committee’s offer of a £1.1m bonus, taking his yearly earnings to £5.5m.
Sports Direct founder refuses to appear before MPs
4 March 2015
Mike Ashley has ducked out of appearing before the Scottish Affairs committee.
In the Commons: ZHCs in Wales
4 March 2015
The hollow victory of falling unemployment was brought up in a debate on the labour market statistics in Wales
