Taylor Review author Matthew Taylor appointed as first Fair Work Agency chair to support the government’s mission to kickstart economic growth.

New agency to transform labour market enforcement, protecting workers from bad employers who flout minimum wage and other labour laws, levelling the playing field for businesses that pay fairly.

Better enforcement will put more money in the pockets of working people, improving living standards as part of the Plan for Change.

Once in a generation employment rights reforms that will benefit over 15 million UK workers came a step closer today as ministers confirmed Matthew Taylor CBE will chair the brand-new Fair Work Agency.

A key part of the government’s Make Work Pay plans, the Fair Work Agency will transform how employment rights are enforced

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