Single labour market enforcement body ‘a step in the right direction’

In the article for LexisNexis, Edwin Coe comments on the proposal to combine the enforcement remits of HMRC, the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate (EAS) and the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) into a single enforcement body.

“Rights of workers are notoriously complex, and enforcement of those rights has historically been spread across multiple agencies. The creation of a single enforcement body is a step in the right direction to facilitate access to justice”.

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