Government to offer better guidance on employment law

The government has declared a commitment to saving employers £365 million per year by explaining employment law "in a clearer manner".

The government has declared a commitment to saving employers £365 million per year by explaining employment law "in a clearer manner".

Employment relations minister Pat McFadden believes this target is achievable within a couple of years and is confident that the action will save HR professionals across the UK £1 million per day in consultancy fees.

Speaking to delegates at a Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) conference in Westminster, Mr McFadden revealed that the government was liaising with the CIPD to reduce the need for employers to pay through the nose for legal advice.

He said: "We are working to increase the content of government guidance on employment law," and stated the intention of making the UK "a dynamic, enterprising, open, risk-taking economy, where employees have the chance to make the most of their working lives".

But he also had this message for rogue employers: "We are going to come after you. We want to see proper enforcement of the law."

There is strong evidence that a significant number of employers are still colluding with employees who do not have the right to work in this country, not paying national insurance on employees' behalf and flouting national minimum wage laws.