Unpaid Britain: challenges of enforcement and wage recovery

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Clark, N. 2020. Unpaid Britain: challenges of enforcement and wage recovery. in: Vosko, L. and Research Group, C. (ed.) Closing the enforcement gap: improving employment standards protections for people in precarious jobs Toronto University of Toronto Press. pp. 201-220
Chapter titleUnpaid Britain: challenges of enforcement and wage recovery
AuthorsClark, N.
Abstract

As a comparative contribution to a volume dealing with employment rights enforcement (or Employment Standards - ES) in Ontario, this chapter summarises to position in Britain, with particular reference to unpaid wages.
Section one offers an overview of ES in Britain. Setting the context for the enforcement gap, section two surveys recent developments in the British labour market, revealing deepening insecurity among workers. Section three then explores issues surrounding ES enforcement, highlighting key actors and methods involved in the realisation of these rights and entitlements; it emphasises drivers of the enforcement gap including impediments workers face in initiating a complaint, the low recovery of wages due to workers, and a persistent emphasis on soft-law compliance-oriented enforcement strategies. By way of conclusion, the chapter offers suggestions for improved enforcement in Britain.

Page range201-220
Book titleClosing the enforcement gap: improving employment standards protections for people in precarious jobs
EditorsVosko, L. and Research Group, C.
PublisherUniversity of Toronto Press
Place of publicationToronto
SeriesStudies in comparative political economy and public policy world rights
ISBN
Hardcover9781487506391
Paperback9781487524319
Electronic9781487534059
Electronic9781487534042
Publication dates
Online28 Feb 2020
Print03 Mar 2020
Publication process dates
Deposited14 Jan 2020
Accepted28 May 2019
Output statusPublished
Web address (URL)https://utorontopress.com/9781487524319/closing-the-enforcement-gap/
LanguageEnglish
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