Question follow-through · 119886
Fair Work Agency: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to harmonise pay, terms and conditions for staff transferring to the Fair Work Agency from (a) Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority, (b) The Employment Agency Standards inspectorate,
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 11 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 16 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 16 Mar 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
11 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to harmonise pay, terms and conditions for staff transferring to the Fair Work Agency from (a) Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority, (b) The Employment Agency Standards inspectorate,
16 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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16 Mar 2026
Answer published
Creating the Fair Work Agency is a significant step forward in strengthening the enforcement of employment rights. All transfers of staff into the organisation will be carried out in line with the principles set out in the Cabinet Office Statement of Prac...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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