Work and incomes

The Chancellor Rishi Sunak presented the 2020 Budget on 11 March. The Finance Bill 2019-21 was published on 17 March, and completed its scrutiny in the House of Commons on 2 July. The Finance Act 2020 received Royal Assent on 22 July.

Statistics on workplace health and safety in the United Kingdom. Information on fatalities, accidents and illnesses by industry sector, region and country. Also includes international comparisons.

This note provides background on traineeships: what they are, what they entail, how they are funded, and guidance for prospective employers and providers.

This briefing provides an overview of tax statistics, including recent trends, forecasts, and distribution of taxpayers.

A briefing on the Non-Domestic Rating (Public Lavatories) Bill 2019-21.

This Insight discusses exploitation in UK garment factories, how workers’ rights are enforced, and the calls to make companies responsible for rights violations in their supply chains.

The Chancellor will make a statement to the House on Wednesday 8 July. He will outline plans to support the economy. The Chancellor’s statement is being labelled as a ‘summer economic update’.

This House of Commons Library briefing paper provides information about the number of informal carers in the UK and the issues they face. It also explains the rights, benefits and support available to informal carers as well as current and previous Government policy on caring.

An Estimates Day debate on 'HMRC spending on job retention scheme and support for the self- employed' has been scheduled for 7 July 2020.

The Work and Health Programme is an employment support programme which was launched in North West England and Wales in November 2017. The programme will roll out across the rest of England during early 2018. It will provide specialised employment support for people with disabilities and long-term unemployed people.

This Commons Library briefing paper outlines the measures introduced by the Government, and other authorities, to support household finances during the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak.

The so-called level playing field - rules on competition, state aid, taxation, labour and environmental standards, and climate change - are one of the main causes of disagreement between the UK and EU in the negotiations on their future partnership. This paper explains the commitments that both parties are proposing in these areas in order to come to a deal.

This pack has been prepared ahead of the debate to be held in the Commons Chamber on Thursday 18 June 2020 on the effect of Covid-19 on Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities. The debate will be opened by Dawn Butler MP.