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Two-thirds of UK women say childcare duties affected career progression

BCC says tackling barriers to work such as soaring childcare cost vital for a strong economy as well as equality

The Guardian - UK · Mar 8, 2023

'It feels like we've gone backwards' - gender equality hit by cost crisis says Wales TUC's general secretary

Shavanah Taj said women still have a "long way to go" before achieving equity in pay and terms and conditions of employment

Birmingham Post · Mar 8, 2023

Labour to launch review to go ‘further and faster’ in closing gender pay gap

Exclusive: Ex-TUC chief Frances O’Grady to lead review amid concerns it is taking too long to eliminate gap

The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2023

Energy bills set to eat up a tenth of average salary – TUC

Low-paid workers will be hardest hit by rising prices, a report says.

The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2023

Women have worked from January 1st to today - 54 days - for FREE in gender pay gap

The Trade Union Congress said its study suggested that the average woman in paid employment effectively works for free for nearly two months of the year compared to the average man

Daily Mirror · Feb 24, 2023

Londoners did £7.3 billion worth of unpaid overtime work last year

London exceeded all other regions in both the frequency of unpaid overtime and average unpaid hours

Evening Standard · Feb 24, 2023

Women work two months for free, reveals TUC analysis

New research reveals a 15% pay gap that widens dramatically after women have children

The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2023

Gender pay gap widens ‘dramatically’ after women have children – TUC

Difference in pay between men and women is almost 15%, study suggests.

The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2023

Anti-strike bill discriminates against women, say campaigners

Feminist groups and TUC say public services with mainly female workforces will have rights affected by ‘draconian’ law

The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2023

Tory austerity chancellor George Osborne 'must appear at Covid Inquiry' say bereaved

Campaigners have demanded that Mr Osborne, who unleashed a devastating assault on public services after the Conservatives took power in 2010, answers questions over whether this led to thousands of Covid deaths

Daily Mirror · Feb 19, 2023