Legislation

Former director general of over-50s specialist Saga Group Ros Altmann has succeeded Steve Webb as the next pensions minister.

Business Secretary Sajid Javid has pledged to push on with changes restricting strike action and to remove more employment regulation.

Priti Patel has been appointed employment minister in the new Conservative government.

Two employment ministers lost their seats as part of a shocking general election result which upset all the pre-election polls.

Pensions minister Steve Webb and shadow pensions minister Gregg McClymont have both lost their parliamentary seats as a result of yesterday's General Election.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has issued four escalating penalty notices carrying a daily fine of between £50 and £10,000 against businesses that have failed to comply with their auto-enrolment (AE) obligations.

An employment tribunal has amended the Working Time Regulations (WTR) to ensure that commission is included in holiday pay.

Only 350 firms have taken up the coalition's controversial employee shareholder status - less than 6% of the government's anticipated demand.

The government has launched a series of pilot projects exploring ways to help employees balance work with caring responsibilities. WSB looks at how employers will be involved.

Businesses will be given tax breaks for paying the Living Wage while exploitative elements of zero hours contracts will be outlawed under a Labour government.