How will the general election affect employment?

As politicians pledge, promise and piffle in priggish tones on a daily basis, it becomes ever harder to keep track of who says what, and what the ramifications will be in the world of employment. Fortunately, the Association of Recruitment Consultancies (ARC) has been keeping tabs on the daily developments, which are summarised below.

Labour

Labour will raise minimum wage to more than £8 before 2020, and adopt mechanisms to promote the living wage by introducing new ‘Make Work Pay’ contracts to give tax rebates to businesses that sign up to become living wage employers.