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Employment Law Review 2013
The Coalition Government launched a Parliament-long Employment Law Review when it came to power in May 2010. The aim of this was to review the complexity and efficiency of employment regulation. The overall objective is to improve the legislation, thereby ensuring flexibility, effectiveness and fairness in the labour market. Last week, The Department for Business, [...]
Jersey Minimum Wage Recommendation
In the UK, the Government receives advice and recommendations from the Low Pay Commission on UK National Minimum Wage rates, which are reviewed annually to apply from the first pay reference period on or after 01 October 2013. In Jersey, a similar consultative body is called The Employment Forum. This is modelled on the Low [...]
National Minimum Wage 2012 – Reminder
In March, we advised that the Government had accepted proposals from the Low Pay Commission for the National Minimum Wage rates that will apply from the first ‘pay reference period’ that starts on or after Monday 01 October 2012. The main rates will be as follows: NMW hourly rates October 2011 October 2012 Workers above [...]
National Minimum Wage 2012
In our Newsletter last week, we advised that the Low Pay Commission had reported to the Chancellor giving advice on the National Minimum Wage rate for 2012. On 19 March 2012, the Commission confirmed that the Government had accepted its proposals which will apply from the first ‘pay reference period’ that starts on or after [...]
UK National Minimum Wage
The Low Pay Commission was established in 1998 as a result of the National Minimum Wage Act. One of its roles as an independent statutory, non-departmental public body is to advise the Government about the National Minimum Wage and make recommendations. The remit of the Commission is to report to the Prime Minister and the [...]
Low Pay Commission given review criteria for 2012
Remit for the 2012 Report includes consideration of simplifying the national minimum wage Regulations The Low Pay Commission has been asked to report to the Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills by February 2012 with proposals for National Minimum Wage rates that would apply from October 2012. Three particular directions [...]
