Pay and Work Rights Helpline
More than 50,000 people have called a government helpline on workers’ rights since it launched in September and last week launched a video on YouTube giving advice for employees on basic work rights. View video here.
Source: Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)
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Workers Rights Helpline gets 50,000 Calls
Posted by Ed in April 12th 2010 under: Employment Matters, Employment law Tags: business link, Defra, Employment relations minister, Gangmasters Licensing Authority, Health and Safety Executive, HM Revenue & Customs, Lord Young, national minimum wage, National Minimum Wage entitlement, rates and arrears checker
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HMRC Plans Blitz on Minimum Wage Evasion
Posted by Ed in February 14th 2010 under: Pay & Benefits Tags: BIS, Department for Business, Dynamic Response Team, HM Revenue and Customs, HMRC, Innovation and Skills, national minimum wage, UK Borders Agency, UKBA
Dynamic Response Team Targeting Migrant Workers
2009 saw UKBA (UK Borders Agency) forming local ‘intelligence teams’ linking together various local & national agencies to enforce the right to work in UK legislation. Throughout 2009 there has been a steady increase in prosecutions which is expected to accelerate rapidly in 2010!!
I think this initiative is HMRC building [...]
National Minimum Wage – Increase 1st October 2009
Posted by Ed in September 3rd 2009 under: Employment Matters Tags: Low Pay Commission, more prosecutions, name and shame, national minimum wage
Increase + Name & Shame Policy + More Prosecutions……………..
The main rate rises on the 1st October 2009 from £5.73 per hour to £5.80 per hour and the development rate from £4.77 per hour to £4.83 per hour. The rate for workers aged 16 to 17 years increases from £3.53 to £3.57 per hour.