benefits except the State Pension and Pension Credit. However, some other benefits are protected in legislation. Excluding these, the potential savings from working-age benefits would be around £3 billion a …

However, some other benefits are protected in legislation. Excluding these, the potential savings from … alter this, but doing so would require primary legislation, and the view of commentators has been that … as we note above, this would require primary legislation, which is not guaranteed to pass through Parliament …

This briefing note focuses on structural shifts of worker and employer power. The cost of living crisis and the return of strikes over pay and conditions have brought the issue …

likely to be union members. And second, NMW legislation does not cover wider, non-monetary working conditions … The economic effects of industrial relations legislation since 1979, National Institute Economic Review … Demise?, Routledge, 2005; D Pyper, Trade union legislation 1979-2010, House of Commons Library Briefing … workers.5 Since the 1980s in the UK, however, legislation restricting the actions of unions6, a changing … agreements and thus benefit from minimum wage legislation. Instead, unions mainly cater to mid- or high- …

This briefing note looks at the options the Government has to support households facing surging energy bills this winter. With low-income households already living with inflation of more than 10 …

be created from scratch (and may require new legislation). Energy companies that are increasingly worried … are likely to arise from multiple pieces of legislation and multiple energy licences that surround each … reform is likely to be complex and require legislation (on which the Government is set to consult soon …

Nearly half of all adults and approximately 8% of children (aged 5-17) worldwide have a chronic condition. Yet, studies have consistently shown that adherence to medication is poor; estimates range …

Minister Scott Morrison committed to repealing legislation that prevented pubs from offering free beer to …

The 2020s are set to bring a step change in climate policy, with efforts to decarbonise the UK economy beginning to impact on household consumption to a greater extent than …

Improving compliance with private rented sector legislation, UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence …

The following section outlines the current legislation in place for careers guidance in England, and … right to specify further details in secondary legislation weakens the intent of the proposals. A stronger …

In February 2022, the UK will celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, marking the 70th anniversary of her accession to the throne and becoming Head of the Commonwealth. Only 0.15% of …

dissolution of parliament or refuse to sign legislation, but no monarch has done this for centuries. …

Low traffic neighbourhoods were first introduced in the 1970s in Hackney to make side roads safer for children. Since then, residential areas have been developed with various types of modal …

It was further suggested that the emergency legislation that came with Covid-19 allowed local authorities …

This report traces the history of wages, technology and globalisation over the past four centuries. Today is not the first time that inequality has increased and become a great social …

involved only skilled craftsmen. New Deal labour legislation created a favourable environment for organisation …

This briefing sets out what is known about who is coming across the Channel in small boats, examining the likely outcome of any asylum claim from people arriving via the …

existing inadmissibility rules into primary legislation. Under this rule, if someone has not been removed …