• Taking a more consistent, proportionate approach to breached at the ‘lower harm’ end of the spectrum with focus on education and the use of nudge techniques
A new single body could build on the work of the existing enforcement bodies by providing more technical guidance and targeted outreach to high risk sectors and vulnerable groups – driven by intelligence and data.
Powers and sanctions
Currently a wide range of different powers exist for the existing enforcement bodies.
Government propose that a new civil penalties regime is introduced for the GLAA and EAS to provide a middle ground of non-compliance and to be used where arrears of wages are involved. The penalties would be set at the same level as NMW penalties – 200% of arrears – with a minimum penalty of £100 and maximum of £20,000 per workers. As with NMW, there would be a 50% reduction where arrears and penalties are paid within 14 days.
CIPP survey It is estimated that it will take approximately 15 minutes to complete our survey. Thank you for taking the time to provide your valued views and experience. As mentioned, it would be useful to have the consultation paper alongside you, to provide all of the background detail. Think Tank roundtable In addition to the survey the CIPP policy and research team will be chairing a Think Tank roundtable to enable full discussion on the proposals within the consultation. Details have yet to be confirmed but it is likely to be held in early September and invitations will be sent out to Full, Fellow and Chartered members. BEIS officials will be in attendance. In the meantime if you wish to express your interest in attending this roundtable, please email us at policy using ‘Single Enforcement Body’ as the subject.
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CIPP Survey: Measures to address one-sided flexibility 12 August 2019
The CIPP policy and research team have published a survey to gather your views to address the issue of one-sided flexibility in the labour market.
The survey will close on 3 October.
The survey findings will feed in to the CIPP response to the BEIS consultation on measures to address one-sided flexibility which explores in greater detail the proposals put forward by the Low Pay Commission (LPC) in a bid to address the issue of ‘one-sided’ flexibility as identified in the Matthew Taylor review. The LPC research has found that in some parts of the labour market there are a minority of employers who misuse flexible working arrangements which creates unpredictability of hours, insecurity of income and a reluctance among workers to assert basic employment rights.
Four recommendations have been made by the LPC but this consultation will explore two of those, which are:
• The right to a reasonable period of notice of work schedules • The creation of a policy to provide compensation for shifts that are cancelled at short- notice.
In this consultation government would like to identify what current practice exists in relation to these two recommendations and explore what impact the recommendations would have and also consider how policies could best be designed to ensure that they effectively address one-sided flexibility – where it exists.
We recommend you have sight of the consultation paper as you respond to the questions.
Right to reasonable notice of work schedules
The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals
Payroll: need to know
cipp.org.uk
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