Posts Tagged ‘legislation’
National Living Wage – onus on Government to help businesses
There has been much noise about the raising of the Living Wage on 1 April. While trade unions understandably consider the move a triumph, business owners are genuinely worried that their businesses will struggle to meet the new pay threshold. Here are the facts: – If you employ a worker aged 25 and over, who…
Read MoreThe Modern Slavery Act: how recruiters are helping with compliance
The Modern Slavery Act is undoubtedly a step in the right direction for everyone involved in the recruitment industry. The law, which came into force on 29 October 2015, hopes to put to end the forced labour of (typically) overseas workers by unscrupulous landlords or bosses. A distressingly high 1,746 cases of slavery identified were…
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