Boris Johnson is elected leader of the Conservative Party, and by consequence the Prime Minister, taking over the reins from Theresa May.
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sajid Javid, said he would extend the right to the National Living Wage, but young workers and those on insecure contracts still miss out.
The government is pinning its recruitment hopes on those currently dissatisfied in their jobs, despite the poor pay, long hours and high turnover in social care.
Despite government reports that investigations are on the increase, experts warn that the number of victims is rising too.
NHS workers in Northern Ireland are being forgotten when it comes to improvements in pay and conditions, public services union, Unison, has warned.
A leaked document seen by the Financial Times has revealed the government's plans to dilute workers' rights after the UK leaves the EU.
Business Secretary, Andrea Leadsom, claimed that such legislation would prevent employers threatening would-be whistleblowers with reference withdrawal.
The Conservative Party has proposed to amend the Human Rights Act so as to prevent the investigation of British soldiers accused of the murder of Irish citizens during the Troubles.
The Conservative Party won the election with a significant majority of 330 seats, allowing it to pass legislation with little challenge from the opposition.
The Tory Manifesto promise to seek cross-party consensus was included in the Queen's speech, although with many differing views in Parliament it will be interesting to see how this can be achieved.
Boris Johnson says he will ensure “minimum levels of service during transport strikes”.
In the Queen's speech, the govt promises to hold a consultation on the right to request flexible working conditions says it will introduce a right to leave for care duties (possibly unpaid).
In the Queen’s speech at the end of last year, the Conservatives cemented their plans to enshrine in law the NHS’s multi-year funding settlement. The details of this plan are yet to be announced.
Rachel Wolf, a Tory adviser who had a hand in drawing up the Conservative Manifesto during the last General Election, has written in the Daily Telegraph that Boris Johnson is preparing to make “seismic” changes to the Civil Service.
Under the EU (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill, the UK will leave the EU on January 31 2020 and the government will aim to agree a Free Trade Agreement with the trade bloc within the following 11 months.
The annual raise in the minimum wage falls short of the govt's own 2015 targets and a Manifesto promise to raise pay is revealed to have some important caveats.
Probation staff face unreasonable workloads, inadequate training and poor working conditions, the Inspectorate warned.
The Bill will enshrine in law the Prime Minister’s promise to provide an extra £33.9 billion every year to reach an annual cash injection of £148.5 billion by 2024.
The UK officially leaves the European Union, but a transition period is set to end on 31 December 2020, in which time the govt must agree a future working relationship with the bloc.
The Migration Advisory Committee has criticised Boris Johnson's immigration rules as "unworkable" and put forth its own, but Unison says both plans would lead to a social care crisis.
The government is setting out its aims for trade talks, with Boris Johnson hinting that it may drop social protections like workers’ rights as well as environmental regulations.
The government plans to reduce the salary threshold for migrants taking up jobs in the UK to £25,600 from £30,000, the BBC has reported.
More than 2,000 lollipop men and women have lost their jobs since 2010, when a Conservative-led government first came into power.
An aide sacked by Dominic Cummings then bundled out of Downing Street by armed police has launched an unfair dismissal claim against the government.
Home Secretary, Priti Patel, this week confirmed the government’s intention to implement a points-based immigration system in post-Brexit UK, telling critics that jobs left vacant from reduced migration will be filled with those who are currently “economically inactive” – largely due to sickness and disability.
Leaked emails have revealed the government’s much-touted plans to retain 18,500 nurses are ‘unclear’.
Michael Ellis, the Solicitor General, has refused to rule out the UK’s withdrawal from the European Convention on Human Rights during Parliamentary questioning.
Chief Brexit negotiator, David Frost, has confirmed that the UK will reject any level playing field provisions on workers’ rights and environmental protections, and that it will not accept any oversight from the European Court of Justice.
Some of those being deported by the government are suspected to be victims of modern slavery who have not yet had a chance to make their case, lawyers have told The Independent.
Boris Johnson has threatened to crash out of the EU by the end of June – just four months away – if the broad outline of his preferred deal has not been agreed.
The Office for National Statistics has warned that low-paid workers have seen significant falls in their disposable income.
There has been no help provided for the millions of workers who are not eligible for statutory sick pay and those who cannot afford to live on a lower income.
Senior civil servant Sir Philip Rutnam resigned last weekend before publicly launching a legal complaint against Home Secretary, Priti Patel.
Poor staffing levels and underfunding has left the NHS poorly prepared for the outbreak, doctors say.
GMB analysis of official data has revealed that over 350,000 workers in adult social care are migrants – almost a fifth of the sector’s entire workforce – and around 115,000 of them have come to the UK from an EU country.
UK's Statutory Sick Pay was found to breach the European Social Charter two years ago, but nothing has been done.
A new BBC Panaroma investigation has revealed the department is particularly inept at following equality law.
Because there is no 'floor' to the Job Retention Scheme, low paid workers may be falling below the National Minimum Wage when their pay is cut to 80%.
As Wales legislates to put a duty on employers to ensure social distancing can be achieved in the workplace, the UK leaves it up to the HSE, TUC and CBI to beg employers to do the right thing.
Unions warn that social care workers on the front line of the Coronavirus pandemic do not have access to the PPE necessary to quell the spread.
Public sector employers agree with unions that key workers risking their lives to fight Covid-19 deserve a fair pay deal, but claim government austerity policies have left them too cash-strapped to do so.
New figures from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) have shown that key workers are paid an average of 8% less than non-key workers.
Rail union RMT warns that thousands of volunteers will be recruited into 'safety critical' roles after a "backroom deal" made by the government.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) launched an inquiry into the “long-standing, structural race inequality” that has led to a disproportionate number of people of colour to lose their lives or their livelihoods during the Coronavirus crisis.
MPs are being made to stand in 90-minute queues in order to vote in Westminster after virtual Parliament was scrapped.
Teachers are not confident that the workplace can be properly made safe.
With millions of jobs at risk, the TUC has called on the government to set up a national recovery council with unions and business.
The government has performed particularly poorly when it comes to improving access to employment and fair wages.
Human rights laws require the government to conduct an urgent inquiry into the contribution of the State to workers' deaths, doctors claim.
Social care has not been made the priority it should be during the Coronavirus crisis and is at risk of being ignored once more, Labour has said.
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