The Fair Work Agency (FWA) was launched last month to uphold new employment law reforms under the Employment Rights Act 2025, including investigating breaches regarding the National Minimum Wage (NMW), holiday pay, and statutory sick pay (SSP).
Its enforcement comes at a time of heightened scrutiny over workplace compliance, with a recent University College London (UCL) study revealing that at least one in seven UK workers has experienced a violation of their employment rights in the last two years.
But while some violations aren’t deliberate and can be easily overlooked, it serves as a clear reminder to smaller businesses that employment law compliance can no longer be treated as an informal process – and that even small violations can lead to big consequences.
A new study suggests that breaches of employment law aren’t isolated incidents, but part of a broader pattern impacting millions of workers across different sectors and job types.
The study, conducted by researchers at University College London (UCL), found that at least 14% of UK employees have experienced a clear breach of basic employment rights in the past two years.
Specifically, it found that around 5.4 million workers were paid less than the National Minimum Wage, charged illicit work-finding fees by recruitment agencies, and not provided with payslips, employment contracts, or key information documents – all of which are legally required.
Moreover,...
The President of the Association of Yorubas in Diaspora, South Africa, Dr Olusola Agbeniyi, has asked the senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole, to desist from making what he described ...