UK labour market tsar vows to jail rogue bosses
The Low Pay Commission founding member tasked with enforcing workers’ rights has pledged to jail rogue bosses and investigate failing industries as part of the government’s latest response to workplace scandals uncovered at companies including Sports Direct. Sir David Metcalf, director of labour market enforcement, who reports to both the home and business secretaries, added that he will also consult on increasing both the resources available to investigators and the fines levied on guilty firms, as he questioned whether official statistics were an “understatement of the real level of non-compliance”. Metcalf said: “Over the coming months I will be working with government enforcement agencies and industry bodies to better identify and punish the most serious and repeat offenders taking advantage of vulnerable workers and honest businesses.”...