Gender pay gap narrows at its fastest ever rate
Recent statistics have revealed that the gender pay gap has decreased to 10.2% during 2010.
Two-thirds of small employers do not offer employees pension schemes
While others have failed to keep up with the cost of providing sufficient contributions.
The Government finalised the National Minimum Wage (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2010, which amend the National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999 and came into force on 1 January 2011.
Previous schemes allowed part of an employees’ pay, which would normally be subject to tax and NIC, to be replaced with an expenses payment for travel.
Employers are overlooking applicants from disadvantaged groups – In the last three years, three quarters of employers haven't hired from disadvantaged groups, such as young people without qualifications, ex-offenders or older workers.
Flexible working legislation extended to parents of children under 18, giving parents of children under 18 the right to request flexible working from 6 April 2011.
According to the latest pay data pay awards remain settled at 2%, despite Government-imposed pay freezes in the public sector.
Employers have been urged to do more to help people with disabilities into the workplace.
Local authorities pilot staff-sharing scheme to tackle budget cuts. Many employees at up to 30 local authorities may find themselves on secondment to other organisations to avoid staff redundancies.
Phasing out default retirement ages: the challenge to employers
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