Employment strategy
Strategy
The principles that guide the Government's approach to the labour market framework are set out, along with a number of thematic questions, in the discussion paper "Flexible, effective, fair: Promoting economic growth through a strong and efficient labour market".
Discussion paper - Flexible, effective, fair : promoting economic growth through a strong and efficient labour market (PDF, 171 Kb)
Policies
Additional paternity leave and pay
Information on the previous government's consultation on extending Statutory Paternity Leave up to 26 weeks.
Additional paternity leave and pay
Agency Workers Directive (AWD)
Progress on the UK's implementation of Directive 2008/104/EC on Temporary Agency Work.
Agency workers directive (AWD)
Default retirement age
Information about the consultation on phasing out the default retirement age.
Default retirement age
Employment Act 2008
Background on the Employment Act 2008, which received Royal Assent on 13 November 2008.
Employment Act 2008
Employee engagement
Background to 'Engaging for success: enhancing performance through employee engagement' (MacLeod review).
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Employee engagement
Icelandic-water trawlermen compensation scheme
Details on the compensation scheme launched by BIS on 31 July 2009.
Icelandic-water trawlermen compensation scheme
It’s Time to Talk Training - How to develop a dialogue on training and skills at the workplace
Read guidance aimed at employers, unions and employees on best practice examples of engagement on training and skills.
It’s Time to Talk Training - How to develop a dialogue on training and skills at the workplace
Union Modernisation Fund (UMF)
The UMF is a government grant scheme which can provide financial assistance to independent trade unions and their federations.
Union Modernisation Fund (UMF)
Vulnerable Worker Enforcement Forum
Background to the previous government's strategy to help support and protect vulnerable workers in the workplace.
Vulnerable worker enforcement forum
Working time opt-out
The current position on the discussions over the opt-out clause of the Working Time Directive.
Working time opt-out
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