Union chiefs to hold showdown talks with Starmer over workers’ rights Alarm over Natalie Elphicke’s defection also expected to be raised in meeting with Labour leader The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2024
I’ve seen how firms cheat the law to exploit workers and here’s a warning: those days are ending For all the controversy about Labour’s policy on ‘workers’ rights’, it looks set to be a gamechanger, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2024
Overweight people more likely to take sick leave, European study finds Economic impact laid bare by findings has implications for UK where about two-thirds of people are overweight or obese The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2024
Natalie Elphicke’s anti-strike stance ‘incompatible’ with Labour, says TUC president Exclusive: Matt Wrack describes ex-Tory’s views as ‘disgraceful’ after she blamed deaths on striking firefighters The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2024
Scaling back Labour’s workers’ rights plan would be disastrous, warns TUC president Reports say Sir Keir Starmer may risk union support and bow to pressure from business to amend new deal The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2024
Labour’s ‘new deal for workers’ will not fully ban zero-hours contracts Exclusive: Revised proposals will allow employees to choose a zero-hour option, prompting fears of undue pressure from employers The Guardian - UK · May 1, 2024
Real terms average pay lower in most UK local authorities than in 2008, TUC finds Union body says austerity is to blame for longest squeeze on wages since Napoleonic era with most ‘wage black spots’ in London The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2024
BME women ‘twice as likely to be on zero-hours contracts as white men’ Research suggests BME workers are ‘significantly overrepresented’ on zero-hours contracts compared with white workers. Evening Standard · Apr 26, 2024
GMB accused of ‘bullyboy tactics’ in alleged attempt to take over TSSA Maryam Eslamdoust claims GMB is using in-house agreement to block staff recruitment The Guardian - UK · Apr 4, 2024
The doomsters were wrong about the minimum wage. They’re wrong about Labour’s new deal for workers, too This is a policy that could make a radical difference – as long as it’s not watered down like the green prosperity plan, says the Guardian’s economics editor Larry Elliott The Guardian - UK · Apr 4, 2024
Diane Abbott is Proof That as a Black Woman, You Are Held to Higher Standards and Criticised More Harshly It's no surprise so many black women support Diane Abbott — they know how it feels to be vilified Marie Claire · Mar 18, 2024
International Women's Day: How is the gender pay gap in 2024? Employers with 250 or more workers must submit to the Government information on the gender pay gap within their companies annually Evening Standard · Mar 8, 2024
Cuts to public services in England will ‘reverse’ gender equality, unions warn Women’s groups urge chancellor to ignore calls for tax cuts in next week’s spring budget The Guardian - UK · Feb 29, 2024
TUC boss and retail chief call for action on wealthy tax dodgers Paul Nowak and Julian Richer say taxes of up to £36bn a year are owed by companies and individuals The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2024 Government urged not to resurrect fees for UK employment tribunals Unions and workers’ groups say return of fees, scrapped in 2017, will send wrong message to employers
The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2024 ‘Daylight robbery’: two in five UK teachers work 26 hours for free each week TUC survey finds teaching staff perform the most unpaid overtime of any profession, losing out on £15,000 a year each
The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2024 Unions warn against watering down Labour reforms of workers’ rights and ban on zero-hours contracts TUC call follows admission by CBI president that it is pushing party to soften its plans
The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2024 ‘It’s sad’: is the UK real living wage under threat as Capita and BrewDog pull out? Unions and some employers push back against claims that the pay standard is unaffordable after two years of 10% rises
The Guardian - UK · Jan 7, 2024 Brexit’s pint-sized ‘benefits’ are a measure of its failure Wine in imperial measures, we are told, is ‘what leaving was all about’, while the UK struggles outside the single market
The Guardian - UK · Dec 31, 2023 Call to end ‘cruel’ winter rises as energy bills go up by £100 a year Campaign groups call on regulator to abolish January bill increase, saying households are facing an ‘assault from all sides’
The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2023 Unions must resist the Tories’ new anti-strike laws – even if that means breaking the law ourselves As the TUC meets to plan its response, my message is clear – don’t back down, says Sharon Graham, general secretary of Unite
The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2023 UK anti-strike law is ‘galvanising moment’ for unions, says TUC boss Paul Nowak calls new law ‘spiteful’ and says TUC will defend any worker who exercises their right to strike
The Guardian - UK · Dec 6, 2023 Boris Johnson ‘trying to rewrite history’ before Covid inquiry appearance Briefings of favourable stories to press have contained ‘usual lies and bluster’, bereaved families say
The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2023 UK union leader’s mass defiance warning over ‘attempt to ban strikes’ Fire Brigades Union chief speaks as TUC meets to discuss new minimum service laws
The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2023 Union backing for Labour’s New Deal for Working People TUC general secretary Paul Nowak will call on employers to ’embrace Labour’s economic reset’ and work with unions to boost productivity and skills.