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Introducing the Fair Work Agency - what you need to know
S&W’s employer solutions team is hosting a webinar focused on the introduction of the Fair Work Agency, what it means for employers and what employers may want to do to prepare before April 2026.
About the event
The government has confirmed that the new state enforcement body, the Fair Work Agency, will be introduced from April 2026, and Matthew Taylor has been appointed as its chairperson.
While it is now widely acknowledged that compliance with the National Minimum Wage (NMW) can be difficult for employers given the complexity of the regulations, the Fair Work Agency will bring together three different government departments responsible for enforcing workers’ rights and introduce enforcement on new areas, such as holiday pay. It comes as there is both an increased HMRC focus on ensuring workers are receiving the pay they are entitled to and intense media scrutiny on fair pay.
S&W’s employer solutions team is hosting a webinar focused on the introduction of the Fair Work Agency, what it means for employers and what employers may want to do to prepare before April 2026.
Time & Location
Agenda
During this webinar, we will:
- Provide an overview of the Fair Work Agency, its powers and what we know about proposed enforcement activity
- Discuss recent HMRC NMW activity and how this will be continued by the Fair Work Agency
- Recap the top NMW risk areas relevant to employers highlighted in the latest round of public naming and shaming
- Provide an overview of holiday pay compliance and the risk areas employers should be aware given this has never actively been enforced by the government
Our speakers
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View profileJulie Moore
Partner
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Dale Charnock
Senior Manager, Business Tax, S&W
Dale is Senior Manager in our Employer Solutions team. Dale has experience of supporting businesses ranging from large multinational groups through to local owner managed businesses across all areas of UK employment taxes including cost efficient management of expenses and benefits, reviews of populations of off-payroll workers and support with termination payments. Dale is also a specialist in all areas of pay governance, including NMW and holiday pay and has supported many clients through HMRC compliance checks in this area.
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