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Fact Service February 2017
Issue 8 (23/02/2016) - Government green paper on pensions ; A 'Stern diet' for fat cat directors' pay ; Employers - don't miss out on talent; Argos repays £2.4 million to 37,000 staff; Economic growth revised upwards; Work fears of disabled people revealed
Issue 7 (16/02/2017) - Minimum wage cheats named and shamed; Inflation hits three-year high; Unemployment at 11-year low; Inflation erodes growth in weekly earnings
Issue 6 (09/02/2017) - Review of tribunal fees finally published; Plan to tackle abusive hiring practices; Insecure work on rise; Twenty eight directors share £68.37 million
issue 5 (02/02/2017) - Racism at work; Economy grows but there's a shortfall; Advice on gender pay gap from Acas ; Tories offer no solution on discrimination ; Eight assaults a day in Welsh schools
Issue 8
Government green paper on pensions (852 words)
It ain’t broke, but we still might tinker with it, might be a rough summary of the government’s green paper on the regulation of defined benefit ...
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A 'Stern diet' for fat cat directors' pay (328 words)
A major rethink of corporate governance is needed to improve chief executive (CEO) pay transparency and ensure company boards recognise their broader ... Subscribers only
Employers — don’t miss out on talent (304 words)
A simple step-by-step guide to open recruitment has been published by the Department for Work and Pensions.
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Argos repays £2.4 million to 37,000 staff (179 words)
Catalogue retailer Argos is to provide back pay to 37,000 current and former store employees after they were found to have been paid below the ...
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Economic growth revised upwards (247 words)
The UK economy performed better than previously thought at the end of 2016.
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Work fears of disabled people revealed (182 words)
Disabled people fear losing their jobs and hide impairments to stay in work, according to the charity Scope.
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Issue 7
Minimum wage cheats named and shamed (373 words)
The government has named and shamed 359 businesses which have failed to pay the National Minimum Wage (NMW).
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Inflation hits three-year high (464 words)
Price inflation has hit its highest level for nigh on three years.
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UK unemployment at 11-year low (614 words)
UK unemployment fell to its lowest level for almost 11 years, official figures show.
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Inflation erodes growth in weekly earnings (654 words)
Earnings growth slumped to below the rise in retail inflation, cutting worker’s living standards.
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Issue 6
Review of tribunal fees finally published (698 words)
The long-awaited government review of the introduction of employment tribunal fees has finally been published by the Ministry of Justice. And it's a ... Subscribers only
Plan to tackle abusive hiring practices (511 words)
A letter of intent to strengthen their collaboration on tackling abusive recruitment practices that trick workers into modern slavery and forced ... Subscribers only
Insecure work on rise (458 words)
The number of people in insecure work has increased by more a quarter over the past five years, according to new research commissioned and published ... Subscribers only
Twenty eight directors share £68.4 million (601 words)
The reporting season for companies is starting again and so their remuneration reports are revealing the latest pay packages given to top executives ... Subscribers only
Issue 5
Racism at work (432 words)
Employers need to take urgent action to identify and stamp out racist behaviour in the workplace, according to a report from the University of ... Subscribers only
Economy grows but there's a shortfall (474 words)
The economy has grown over the last three quarters of 2016, but with no change in pace.
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Advice on gender pay gap from Acas (607 words)
Useful guidance on the new gender pay gap regulations has been published by the employment relation service Acas.
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Tories offers no solution on discrimination (506 words)
The government’s long overdue response to the Women and Equalities Select Committee report on pregnancy and maternity discrimination has been ... Subscribers only
Eight assaults a day in Welsh schools (225 words)
Teachers and other school staff in Welsh schools have been the victims of over 4,700 physical and verbal attacks by pupils over the past three ... Open access