PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Conditions of Employment: Pay (20 February 2018)

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (Itemised Pay Statement) (Amendment) Order 2018 to ensure that people with fragmented working patterns can record their hours of work.

Asked by:
Dame Angela Eagle (Labour)

The Order is intended to ensure time-paid workers know the total number of hours they are being paid for by reference to their payslip. If this figure is less than the total hours the worker has actually worked, then there is a risk of underpayment and we encourage the worker to raise the issue with their employer or raise a free, confidential complaint with Acas.

The provisions in this Order increase transparency and information available to workers, to enable them to identify and then address underpayment.

Answered by:
Andrew Griffiths (Conservative)
23 February 2018