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Welsh Committee rejects parts of Trade Union Act
10 April 2017
A Welsh Assembly Committee has backed proposals by the devolved government to reject parts of the Trade Union Act 2016 as it pertains to the Welsh public sector.
Govt consults on new powers for Certification Officer
10 April 2017
The government's Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has launched a consultation into proposals to allow the trade union regulator – the Certification Officer (CO) – to fine unions up to £20,000 for rule breaches.
Gender Pay Gap reporting in force
07 April 2017
Gender Pay Gap reporting came into force yesterday (06 April 2017), requiring employers with 250 employees or more to publish figures on how much they pay female and male staff by April 2018.
“Gig” contracts deliberately dissuade bogus self employed from accessing justice, inquiry finds
06 April 2017
The Work and Pensions Committee, which is currently investigating self employment in the context of the 'gig economy', has released evidence to suggest companies are deliberately dissuading people from contesting their employment status.
Workers should have a say on executive pay, says govt Committee
05 April 2017
Workers' representatives should have a seat on remuneration boards, the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee has said.
Over half UK workers ‘too afraid to blow the whistle’, survey finds
05 April 2017
Over half of UK workers are too afraid to report acts of corruption or bribery in businesses in case of repercussions.
Agency work used to undermine workers’ rights, UNITE AGS tells MPs
31 March 2017
Assistant General Secretary for UNITE Steve Turner has told the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Commons Select Committee that employers are employing agency workers to avoid workers' rights.
Pay care workers more to prevent social care crisis, Committee urges govt
The government has been urged to improve pay and conditions for care workers to prevent a crisis in social care, as new statistics show that around half of care workers drop out of work in the first year.
Judges could overturn workers’ rights after Brexit, TUC warns
31 March 2017
TUC General Secretary Frances O'Grady has warned that that nothing in the Great Repeal Bill will stop judges from overturning workers' rights won in EU courts after the UK leaves the EU.
Unite General Secretary calls for two-thirds majority support before EU rights can be scrapped
31 March 2017
General Secretary of Unite Len McCluskey has called for a two-thirds threshold to be implemented in parliament before EU rights can be scrapped.
Deliveroo: ‘We can’t pay minimum wage, so we don’t want riders going to tribunal’
31 March 2017
Deliveroo Managing Director Dan Warne has told a Commons Select Committee that his company cannot pay the minimum wage within its business model and that is why it is resistant to its riders enforcing their rights at tribunal.
