Call for licences and tougher regulations owing to ‘endemic non-compliance’
Technical or inadvertent flouting of law will be less harshly punished
Employers in city region sign charter aimed at improving wages and workers’ treatment
Regulation under scrutiny after women claim they were paid less than minimum wage
Resolution Foundation says without a strong economic deterrent, underpayment is on the rise
Resistance from members worried that collective bargaining deals will be undermined
Government to deliver ‘biggest cash increase ever’ in bid to shore up working class support
Experimental ONS data show tightening labour market has helped workers
Labour targets five major UK businesses for alleged bad work practices
Low Pay Commission says it will only succeed if matched by action to raise productivity
Woolworths case follows string of similar underpayment scandals at high-profile companies
Politicians are blundering into territory that has proved best left to the technocrats
Chancellor’s move part of efforts to turn Tories into populist party
Think-tank finds widespread labour market abuse is undermining move to boost minimum wage
Proposals would see businesses forced to compensate workers for cancelled shifts
Evidence shows low earners will benefit with little loss of jobs
National living wage has been a success but is yet to be tested by a downturn
Economist hired by chancellor Philip Hammond indicates his report will back large increase
Six years after Bangladesh disaster, progress on better working conditions is patchy
Evidence supports politicians’ ambition to continue raising earnings, think-tank says
Data can mislead unless combined with grittier insights on the power structures that underpin it
Jeremy Corbyn urges end to discrimination against the young but business leaders call for caution
Hammond tells employers and unions he wants to end ‘low wages altogether’
Workers in Britain’s hospitality sector face poor treatment, low pay and long hours
Voluntary schemes launched in move to drive up standards and dispel concern
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