Forum proposals
12 September 2012
Labour Party National Policy Forum recommends lower national minimum wage
The Labour Party National Policy Forum has set out proposals recommending changes to employment legislation.
Proposals, to receive the support of Labour MPs, trade unions and local constituency parties include lowering the age of recipients of the adult minimum wage from 22 to 21, plans to extend the right to request unpaid leave to parents with children up to the age of 16 from 5 years old as well making maternity and paternity leave more flexible to allow parents leave in separate periods.
Public sector contractors will be required to provide comprehensive information on male and female wages, training, benefits and working practices, while construction companies will be prevented from using workers falsely classed as self-employed to avoid tax.
The NPF is made up of 183 representatives from all the major stakeholder groups in the Labour party and oversees policy development work drawing together policy consultation documents and overseeing the consultation process.
Tom Hadley, director of external relations at the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), said: “The GLA currently covers the supply of largely unskilled workers into lower paid jobs in agriculture and food processing. This is a huge contrast to the construction industry were agencies can place professionals for hundreds of pounds a day.
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Proposals, to receive the support of Labour MPs, trade unions and local constituency parties include lowering the age of recipients of the adult minimum wage from 22 to 21, plans to extend the right to request unpaid leave to parents with children up to the age of 16 from 5 years old as well making maternity and paternity leave more flexible to allow parents leave in separate periods.
Public sector contractors will be required to provide comprehensive information on male and female wages, training, benefits and working practices, while construction companies will be prevented from using workers falsely classed as self-employed to avoid tax.
The NPF is made up of 183 representatives from all the major stakeholder groups in the Labour party and oversees policy development work drawing together policy consultation documents and overseeing the consultation process.
Tom Hadley, director of external relations at the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), said: “The GLA currently covers the supply of largely unskilled workers into lower paid jobs in agriculture and food processing. This is a huge contrast to the construction industry were agencies can place professionals for hundreds of pounds a day.
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