New single enforcement body for employment rights

The Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy recently published its response to a consultation which ran from July to October 2019 (tinyurl.com/dbeiscondocjun). In the document The Good Work Plan: Establishing a new single enforcement body for employment rights the government was seeking feedback on the proposal to bring together three existing labour market enforcement bodies – HMRC national minimum wage enforcement the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority and the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate – into a single enforcement body.

There were 111 responses to the consultation from a variety of interested parties including individual workers and employers academics trade associations trade unions charities or social enterprises public bodies and legal representatives.

In addition officials organised ten roundtable discussions for stakeholders which took place in London Manchester and Edinburgh. Officials also discussed the proposals with the staff...