Deadline looms for Covid carry-over leave

Chancellor insists that the Government is back on the right path to growth

The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, led her Spring Statement in Parliament with four proud statements: inflation is down, borrowing is down, living standards are up and the economy is growing.

Employment law changes affecting unions now in force

Among the important changes, dismissal for taking part in protected industrial action is now “automatically unfair”, removing the previous 12-week limit for claiming unfair dismissal and extending it through the whole period of industrial action.

Union anger at reports that young workers’ minimum wage rates may be retained

In its election manifesto, Labour promised that it would remove the age bands on the minimum wage rates which currently see a worker aged 21 and over earning £12.21 per hour while an 18-year-old colleague is paid £10 per hour.