Employers ‘Named and Shamed’ for Underpaying Workers (UK)

Employment
18/08/2017 With an £800,000 fine, the retailer, Argos, paid a lion’s share of the record £1.9m penalties imposed on 233 employers in the latest iteration of the government scheme to ‘name and shame’ businesses that pay their workers less than
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SAFERjobs Promotes Action Against Recruitment Fraud (UK)

Employment
31/07/2017 With research showing 1 in 10 jobseekers has been the victim of a job scam, the Dept for Work & Pensions has called on recruitment agencies and employment websites to help promote awareness among jobseekers by entering into a
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Rogue Employers Face Jail, Warns the ‘Enforcer’ (UK)

Business
28/07/2017 A promise to make best use of the 2-year prison sentence introduced with a package of enforcement measures last November for serious or repeat offences, was made by the Director of Labour Market Enforcement, Sir David Metcalf, at the
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Employer Perceptions of Vocational Qualifications (E)

Employment
20/07/2017 Small and micro employers’ reluctance or inability to take advantage of new training opportunities could place them at a further disadvantage with larger competitors, suggests the first major survey of English employers to be conducted against the backdrop of
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All Work Should Be ‘Fair and Decent’ (UK)  

Employment
12/07/2017 The flexibility of the UK labour market, where individuals and businesses are free to agree the terms and conditions that best suit them, helps to maintain high employment rates and the British way is ‘rightly seen internationally as largely
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