Posted on June 14th, 2007 by Nicola
The DTI has launched a new consultation into the minimum wage and voluntary workers. It notes that when the minimum wage was introduced, Parliament created an exemption from the national minimum wage for certain unpaid workers – known as voluntary workers – employed by charities, voluntary organisations, associated fund-raising bodies and statutory bodies. The DTI [...]
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Posted on June 14th, 2007 by Nicola
The Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) in conjunction with the Community Union are hosting a one day seminar on the subject of Migrant workers in Lanarkshire. The seminar will examine the issues migrant workers face and will ask how the local trade union movement can organise and support migrant workers in order to build unity [...]
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Posted on June 14th, 2007 by Nicola
Gordon Brown has outlined his commitment to training thousands of unemployed workers for jobs currently being filled by immigrants. He said: “It is time to train British workers for the British jobs that will be available over the coming few years and to make sure that people who are inactive and unemployed are able to [...]
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Posted on June 14th, 2007 by Nicola
Home Office Minister Liam Byrne, has launched proposals to simplify complex immigration and citizenship laws. The consultation, Simplifying immigration and citizenship law, aims to draw together views on how to radically simplify the Border and Immigration Agency’s (BIA) legal framework. Immigration Minister, Liam Byrne, said: “We made a commitment in July 2006 to strengthen and [...]
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Posted on June 14th, 2007 by Nicola
An Advocate-General at the European Court of Justice has said trade unions “motivated by objectives which are in the public interest” have the right to oblige firms supplying workers from other EU countries to apply domestic pay rates. The advisory “opinion” will now be considered by the full court before a final verdict later this [...]
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Posted on June 14th, 2007 by Nicola
Unions representing construction workers feel that the mistreatment of workers by rogues employers in the construction sector is such that the industry now urgently needs regulation to end exploitation and drive out the crooks. The call for regulation was made from unions who have come together in support of a proposal to extend the Gangmasters [...]
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Posted on June 6th, 2007 by Nicola
Although the Museum of Immigration in Spitalfields, London is not normally open to the public, it will be open for Refugee Week: Sunday 17 June to Sunday 24 June 12 – 5pm.
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Posted on June 6th, 2007 by Nicola
A pilot project providing advice and support to some of London and Birmingham’s most vulnerable workers and their employers was launched today by Employment Relations Minister Jim Fitzpatrick. The DTI has given funding to the TUC and Marketing Birmingham, who will each lead a pilot in London and Birmingham respectively. They will also bring together [...]
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