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Angela Rayner to ban businesses from using NDAs to cover up harassment and discrimination

Angela Rayner has proposed an amendment to the Employment Rights Bill

The Independent UK

Government to ban ‘appalling’ NDAs in cases of harassment and discrimination

Ministers have put forward an amendment to the Employment Rights Bill which would void NDAs linked to harassment or discrimination in the workplace.

Evening Standard

Parental leave probe could tackle gender pay gap, says minister

Employment rights minister Justin Madders criticised a ‘piecemeal approach’ to designing the parental leave system over the past 134 years.

The Independent UK

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Channel migrant delivery riders arrested in swoop on London asylum hotels

Home Office demands fast-food firms ramp up security checks to curb illegal working

Evening Standard

Fast food delivery firms to ramp up security checks to curb illegal working

Deliveroo, Uber Eats and Just Eat met with Home Office bosses on Monday after concerns and reports of abuse in the sector.

Evening Standard

Companies House collects just £1,250 in fines in corruption crackdown

Just 2% of total penalties paid, raising concerns about agency given new powers to fight economic crime

The Guardian - UK

Here’s who is eligible for the new neonatal care leave and pay scheme

About 60,000 new parents are expected to benefit from the new entitlement

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Neonatal care leave will make ‘huge difference’ for parents, say campaigners

Parents of babies in neonatal care will be entitled to an additional 12 weeks of leave and pay if eligible, on top of parental leave, as of April 6.

The Independent UK

Employers must be stopped from using non-disclosure agreements, says ex-minister

Labour former minister Louise Haigh argued that employers cannot be trusted with this ‘tool of oppression’.

Evening Standard

Minister rejects call for Britain to adopt ‘Churchill Time’ in the summer

Labour MP Alex Mayer used a Commons debate to make the case for double British summer time, which was adopted during the Second World War.

Evening Standard

Minister rejects calls for UK-wide bank holiday for St Patrick’s Day

MPs heard the cost to the UK economy would be ‘considerable’ during a Commons debate on the potential merits for wider celebrations.

Evening Standard

Labour MPs face claims of ‘self-interest’ over political donations by unions

The Employment Rights Bill would change the law so that trade unions can automatically sign their members up to a political fund, unless they opt out.

The Independent UK

Government agrees to ensure bereavement leave covers miscarriages

Ministers were also able to head off a potential rebellion from Labour MPs over calls to increase paternity leave.

Evening Standard

Government backs proposal for paid bereavement leave to cover miscarriage

The Women and Equalities Committee has pressed the case for change, with the Government agreeing to amend the Employment Rights Bill.

Evening Standard

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Evening Standard

British firms not swayed by US push to scrap diversity goals, says minister

Labour MP Justin Madders said UK firms had their ‘own approach’ to equality, amid pressure from the American government to scale back initiatives.

The Independent UK

Farmers fear being ‘blacklisted’ for raising concerns with watchdog, MPs told

Liberal Democrat MP David Chadwick ) said the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) should have more remit to ensure a ‘fair market’ for farmers.

Evening Standard

MPs approve paid neonatal leave to provide ‘support and reassurance’ for parents

The statutory instrument will provide parents a day-one right to up to 12 weeks of neonatal leave and pay.

Evening Standard

Government to look at noisy fireworks concerns after calls to limit sales

Under existing rules, members of the public must not buy fireworks louder than 120 decibels.

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The Guardian - UK

Gig economy firms warned by UK government they may be operating illegally

Companies supplying ‘freelance’ workers contacted by minister over practices that could breach employment law

The Guardian - UK

UK competition watchdog investigates Apple and Google’s mobile platforms

CMA examining impact of tech firms’ operating systems, app stores and browsers on consumers and businesses

The Guardian - UK

Competition watchdog role for ex-boss of Amazon UK ‘a slap in face’, say unions

Business minister denies government ‘in pocket of big tech’ after hiring Doug Gurr to chair CMA

The Guardian - UK

Labour considering ban on use of NDAs to hush up sexual misconduct at work

Ministers prepared to back change in law to prohibit misuse of gagging clauses by employers, it is understood

The National (Scotland)

SNP minister calls for action as Scots fork out £44m on delivery surcharges

AN SNP minister has written to his Labour counterparts in London demanding action after figures showed Scots had forked out £44 million in…

The Guardian - UK

UK minister promises to force companies to end subscription traps

Legislation will be drafted to ensure consumers find it easy to exit unwanted signups and to get a refund

Evening Standard

Warning not to buy e-bikes and e-scooters from rogue online retailers after deadly fires

The Department for Business and Trade said faulty parts have resulted in hundreds of fires across the UK

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