In this, the first of the Government’s ‘good work’ consultation responses, we put forward our views on how to increase the transparency of contractual arrangements for agency workers and how umbrella companies could be brought within the scope of the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate (EAS).
In our response to the Treasury Committee's inquiry, we look at the the savings policy interventions of Help to Save and auto enrolment, and suggest some changes that could be made to improve the schemes from a low-income worker's perspective. We also highlight a real-life drawdown disaster – ...
LITRG responded to the call for views published by the Advisory Group on Economic Recovery. The Scottish Government set up this Advisory Group to provide independent expert advice on supporting Scotland’s economy to recover from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The Advisory Group published ...
LITRG responded to the consultation published by the COVID-19 Committee of the Scottish Parliament on the Coronavirus (Scotland) (No. 2) Bill.
Responding to a House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee call for evidence, LITRG highlights various mismatches in the Universal Credit system and the consequences for claimants.
LITRG is part of a group of leading pensions and tax experts calling on the Government to act quickly to deliver its manifesto promise to fix an unfair tax flaw. This flaw means around 1.7 million low-income workers (mostly women) are being unfairly charged 25 per cent more for their pensions ...