• September 2013

    The Business Secretary Vince Cable has announced that the Government will launch a consultation on tackling abuse of zero-hour contracts, and will ask the Low Pay Commission (LPC) to consider how the national minimum wage (NMW) may be raised faster over the medium term. Zero-hours contracts (ZHC) The announcement of a consultation follows a BIS[…]

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    The government has produced guidance on employee shareholder status, which came into force yesterday (1st September 2013). https://www.gov.uk/employee-shareholders An interesting point is that the government states: “If an employee shareholder sells their shares, their employment status does not change. A change of employment status would require a change of employment contract to alter the employment[…]

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