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BERR has published a document setting out how the Government will operate the civil and criminal enforcement of the National Minimum Wage in the light of changes introduced by the Employment Act 2008.
Consultation on implementing the recommendations of Imelda Walsh's independent review
BERR is seeking views on the European Commission's proposal to amend the Pregnant Workers Directive (92/85/EEC).
European Commission proposals to amend the Pregnant Workers Directive
The purpose of this consultation is to gather information and views from interested parties, including those who may be affected by the proposed amendments to the Conduct Regulations, on a package of measures designed to clarify lines of responsibility between agencies and hirers, further reduce regulatory burdens, target abuse and ensure that essential protections remain in place for the most vulnerable agency workers.
Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003
The Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) is seeking views on a new scheme to compensate former Icelandic trawlermen for the collapse of the deep water fishing industry following the Cod Wars of the 1970s.
Icelandic water trawlermen compensation scheme
The Directive was adopted by the European Parliament on 22 October, and published in the Official Journal on 5 December 2008, with a maximum three year implementation period. The Government hopes to introduce the necessary legislation in the current Parliamentary session. This will be preceded by a full consultation with interested parties on the options for implementation and, in the light of responses, a date for entry into force of the regulations.
Directive 2008/104/EC on Temporary Agency Work (The “Agency Workers Directive”)
The Employment Agency Standards inspectorate carries out inspections of agencies on the basis of perceived risk of non-compliance and investigates complaints about agency conduct.The Annual Report for 2007/8 will be available from 24 December 2008.
Open consultation to review the current ways for which tips are used in payment of the NMW. It is intended to invite comments from employers, workers and consumers, to form a picture of the current arrangement to assist the Government in determining the precise nature of any regulatory change relating to the treatment of mandatory and non mandatory service charges, tips, gratuities and cover charges in payment of the national minimum wage and how improvements to information to consumers might be achieved.
The Department for Business has commissioned David MacLeod to lead a review of Employee Engagement, and would like your views. The review will seek to define effective employee engagement, examine the barriers which are preventing businesses engaging with their employees and consider non-regulatory solutions that can be offered to help business overcome such obstacles
Employee engagement - MacLeod review
If you are 22 or over the national minimum wage is now £5.73 per hour. There are now new rates for younger workers too. Guidance on the national minimum wage can be found on Directgov for employees and businesslink.gov.uk for employers.
Guidance on workers' rights and employers' obligations under the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 and the subsequent secondary legislation, the National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999. This guide's aim is to help employers ensure that they pay their workers at least the national minimum wage, and to help workers establish whether they are getting what they are entitled to.
(317KB)The Government is seeking your views on a proposal to recast Council Directive 94/45/EC on the establishment of a European Works Council (EWC) or a procedure in Community scale undertakings for the purposes of informing and consulting employees.
A consultation on the proposal to amend the European Works Council Directive
This consultation follows on from the Government’s announcement in May that it would be extending the right to request flexible working to those with parental responsibility for children aged 16 and under. This was the key recommendation of the independent review by Imelda Walsh, HR Director of Sainsbury’s. The consultation will also explore ways to make dealing with flexible working requests easier for businesses.
Consultation on implementing the recommendations of Imelda Walsh's independent review
