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The appointment comes as the government recently announced a significant rise in the National Living Wage from April 2022, to £9.50 an hour - the biggest increase since its introduction. This ‘one-stop shop’ approach will help improve enforcement through better co-ordination and pooling intelligence. In June 2021, the government announced plans to create a single enforcement body, which will see the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority, the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate and HMRC’s National Minimum Wage Enforcement combined. I look forward to working with the 3 enforcement bodies within my jurisdiction to deliver better outcomes for workers who are being exploited.īeels takes on the role from Matthew Taylor, who was the previous interim Director of Labour Market Enforcement from August 2019 to January 2021. All workers are entitled to fair wages and proper working conditions. I am proud to take on the role of Director of Labour Market Enforcement. Margaret Beels OBE, Director of Labour Market Enforcement said: Minister for Labour Markets Paul Scully said:Ĭlamping down on unscrupulous employment practices and protecting workers is an absolute priority for this government.Īs we continue to support workers and root out exploitation by rogue employers, Margaret’s experience will be invaluable, and I look forward to working with her in helping to build an economy that works for all. Margaret Beels brings with her extensive industry experience, having been Chair of Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority ( GLAA) since 2011, where she led on work to tackle and prevent modern slavery and labour exploitation – and which she was honoured with an OBE for in 2020. the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority.the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate.Taking up the role with immediate effect, Beels will oversee an annual assessment of the scale and nature of non-compliance in the labour market - from accidental breaches of the national minimum wage to more severe and deliberate crimes such as modern slavery.īeels will also set the strategic direction for the 3 existing labour market enforcement bodies: Margaret Beels OBE has today (22 November 2021) been appointed as Director of Labour Market Enforcement ( DLME) to coordinate continued government efforts in stamping out exploitation in the workplace. new appointment will bolster government’s continued efforts to protect and enhance workers’ rights while stamping out workplace exploitation.Beels will set strategic direction for labour market enforcement bodies and will oversee an annual assessment of the scale and nature of workplace non-compliance.Margaret Beels appointed as new Director of Labour Market Enforcement.