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It’s under fire from left and right – but Labour’s workers’ rights bill is a huge achievement

It makes no sense for union leaders to cry betrayal when it will be their members who benefit from these sorely needed reforms, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Dec 2, 2025

Reeves given stark Budget warning from business to avoid ‘death by a thousand taxes’

CBI director general Rain Newton-Smith will tell the chancellor that if her priority is growth, she needs to prove it or the country faces ‘Groundhog Day’

The Independent UK · Nov 24, 2025

Unions urge Reeves to prioritise living standards as CBI presses for shift on employment rights

TUC calls on chancellor to focus on child poverty and upping minimum wage

The Guardian - UK · Nov 23, 2025

Ministers urged to speed up support for UK car industry amid rising energy costs

TUC general secretary Paul Nowak said ‘sky-high’ energy costs put UK car manufacturers at risk of losing out to competition from abroad.

Evening Standard · Oct 29, 2025

Labour considering charging workers for employment tribunal claims, sources say

Exclusive: Reintroducing tribunal fees would be ‘a gift for bad bosses’, says TUC chief Paul Nowak

The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2025

Starmer urged to make ‘populist case’ for workers’ rights reforms

Huge survey reveals employment rights policies are popular with public despite many not knowing about bill

The Guardian - UK · Sep 14, 2025

Watering down Employment Rights Bill would threaten ‘once in a generation’ chance to close gender pay gap, ministers warned

Exclusive: Ministers have been warned the Employment Rights Bill is a ‘once-in-a-generation chance’ to close the gender pay gap as the Commons gears up to consider amendments

The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2025

If Keir Starmer’s Labour can’t satisfy the unions, another party will

At this year’s TUC conference, I found cautious optimism about the employment rights bill – and a resurgent left looking to capture hearts and minds, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2025

TUC calls for jobs guarantee for young people

The UK faces a growing crisis in young people’s labour market participation which ‘spiralled’ under the Conservatives, the TUC warned.

The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2025

Phillipson insists workers’ rights Bill will not be watered down

The Education Secretary and candidate for Labour’s deputy leadership was addressing the TUC conference.

The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2025