Employment Law Update (August 2008)
Disgruntled staff to get one-stop complaints shop
The Government has announced that it will set up a one-number
telephone helpline for employees to complain to about issues
including non-payment of the National Minimum Wage; Working Time;
Health and Safety and breaches of employment law by "gangmasters".
It is not clear when this new service for employees will be
introduced.
Employers who run their businesses lawfully should have nothing
to fear from the service, and will welcome the crackdown on unfair
competition from those employers who break the rules. However, the
move shows that the Government, while committed to "removing red
tape" - and at a time of tightening public spending - favours
putting more resources into enforcement action against employers
and proves how vital it is that employers keep up to date with
legal changes to ensure they avoid enforcement action.
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