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yahoo.com | Alison Roberts
The government of Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro has lost a vote of confidence, almost certainly pitching the country into its third general election in barely three years. MPs voted against him by 142 to 88 with no abstentions, toppling his right-of-centre minority government. While Portugal's President, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, is not obliged to dissolve the assembly, he had made clear that he would if the government lost Tuesday's vote, with fresh elections likely in May.
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1 month ago | 
msn.com | Alison Roberts
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1 month ago | 
paystream.co.uk | Alison Roberts
On 4th March, Government responded to the “Tackling non-compliance in the umbrella company market” consultation setting out its priorities and next steps in terms of regulating umbrella companies. Although some details were confirmed, such as the effective date of April 2026, the industry still requires a great deal of clarification in order to fully prepare for the changes. Let’s take a deeper dive into the key points from the Government’s response. What is an umbrella company?
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
paystream.co.uk | Alison Roberts
On 30th October government published a policy paper which concluded the consultation on “tackling non-compliance in the umbrella company market.” The proposed new measures were the culmination of an extensive consultation between the previous government and stakeholders in the labour supply industry.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
paystream.co.uk | Alison Roberts
The first Budget to be delivered by a female Chancellor and the first Labour Budget for 15 years made for a landmark one in many ways. However, the speculation leading up to it was, in common with all recent Budgets, accompanied by the usual trail of breadcrumbs indicating its likely direction.
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Oct 16, 2024 | 
paystream.co.uk | Alison Roberts
The Employment Rights Bill introduced to Parliament by the new Labour Government on 10th October builds upon the existing Employment Rights Act of 1996, introduced by the Conservative government. The Bill is a significant piece of legislation with more than 150 pages and 28 reforms, probably far more than commentators and business were expecting. It now must make its way through Parliament and some proposals will undergo scrutiny through public consultation.
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
paystream.co.uk | Alison Roberts
Labour introduced its flagship Employment Rights Bill to the Commons today (10th October). Granting employees access to rights earlier in their employment is at the heart of the reform to drive growth in the economy by supporting more people into secure work.
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Oct 6, 2024 | 
paystream.co.uk | Alison Roberts
The Budget on 30th October is now less than a month away. Those attendees of the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool were alert for additional hints on measures which might be brought forward, but sadly, they were disappointed. Perhaps the only pointers were a slight shift from doom and gloom to a little ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ for the UK economy.
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Aug 11, 2024 | 
paystream.co.uk | Alison Roberts
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has already commented on there ‘not being a huge amount of money (out) there’. She added her condemnation of the last government in her excoriating statement to the Commons on 29th July blaming them for hiding un-costed and unfunded promises which were now coming home to bite.
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Aug 5, 2024 | 
paystream.co.uk | Alison Roberts
New Government. New Direction? Following the almost predictable outcome of the July General Election, the industry is considering the promises and pledges of the Labour Party and trying to understand what the future might hold. Having made public the true state of the nation’s finances it inherited, the new government immediately responded to the spending pressures in a statement by Labour Chancellor Rachel Reeves in the House of Commons on 29th July.
