tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communications News and communications from Kate Dearden MP 2025-10-23T00:01:02+01:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-bereavement-and-pregnancy-protections-to-be-shaped-by-businesses-and-workers 2025-10-23T00:01:02+01:00 New bereavement and pregnancy protections to be shaped by businesses and workers Consultations launched on key Make Work Pay measures including protections for pregnant women and new mothers at work, bereavement leave and trade union reforms tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/raising-a-glass-beloved-village-pubs-to-be-helped-with-new-funding-to-broaden-their-services 2025-10-18T00:01:00+01:00 Raising a glass: Beloved village pubs to be helped with new funding to broaden their services In a boost for our great British boozers, rural pubs across the UK will benefit from new government funding to help them provide extra services for local communities. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/6-million-repaid-to-workers-as-government-cracks-down-on-employers-underpaying-their-staff 2025-10-17T00:00:00+01:00 £6 million repaid to workers as Government cracks down on employers underpaying their staff Nearly 500 employers fined over £10 million for failing to pay the National Minimum Wage tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-agency-chair-appointed-to-crack-down-on-minimum-wage-underpayment-and-worker-exploitation 2025-10-14T00:01:00+01:00 New agency chair appointed to crack down on minimum wage underpayment and worker exploitation Matthew Taylor to lead Government's new Fair Work Agency from April 2026.