Concerns raised over banners 'bordering on race hatred' in Scottish town Concerns have been raised after ‘racist’ banners have appeared at a Clydebank landmark ... The National (Scotland) · Apr 2, 2025
Reeves to take on unions in showdown over austerity Budget A defiant chancellor will deliver her spring statement against a background of threats from trade unions and discontent from the Labour left The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2025
Employment rights bill must do more to stop ‘disposable labour’ in UK, say unions Joint statement says important strides have been made since mass firing of workers by P&O Ferries three years ago The Guardian - UK · Mar 17, 2025
Tories seek to exempt pubs, restaurants and sports stadiums from Labour harassment ban Labour figures have dubbed Tory plans the ‘Chris Pincher amendment’ after the disgraced former Tory MP The Independent UK · Mar 12, 2025
UK politics: UK expels Russian diplomat and says Moscow is seeking closure of British embassy in city – as it happened Move is in response to similar Russian measures earlier this week The Guardian - UK · Mar 12, 2025
More support for people in ill health to stay in work ‘could save UK £1bn’ Commission for Healthier Working Lives warns against cutting benefits and calls for proactive route for 8m affected The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2025
Huge cost to the economy of work-related ill health – TUC Days lost because of health conditions such as stress, depression and anxiety have increased by a third since 2010, a study suggests. Evening Standard · Mar 10, 2025
Work-related illness costing UK economy £400m a week, union analysis says Study comes as trade unions press case for workers rights reform as employment legislation returns to the Commons this week The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2025
Britain’s biggest unions call for much closer UK-EU ties amid ‘volatile’ global economy Exclusive: union umbrella body calls for new cooperation agreement ahead of Keir Starmer’s reset talks with Brussels The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2025
Labour unveils sick-pay guarantee for 1.3m lowest-paid workers Workers earning under £123 a week to get 80% of salary in sick pay, keeping more people off benefits The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2025
Workers putting in billions of pounds of unpaid overtime – report TUC urges workers to finish their shifts on time and take breaks. Evening Standard · Feb 28, 2025
‘Exploited’ migrant farm workers in UK paid for picks, not hours Call for investigation into unfair payment for labourers on seasonal visa scheme The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2025
Even Reform voters think the workers’ rights bill is good news. So why isn’t Labour shouting about it? Why would the government water down and downplay such a popular policy? Because the business lobby doesn’t like it, says Polly Smythe, labour movement correspondent at Novara Media The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2025
Trump and Farage branded ‘political fraudsters’ in warning over workers’ rights Exclusive: TUC general secretary Paul Nowak warns President Trump and Nigel Farage are offering false hope to workers in the US and UK The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2025
Evening Standard · Feb 17, 2025 Gender pay gap remains ‘stubbornly high’ – TUC Wage difference is because women tend to be employed in lower-paid jobs and are more likely to work part-time, says report.
The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2025 Women effectively worked for free so far this year when compared to the average man The wage difference is because women tend to be employed in lower-paid jobs and are more likely to work part-time
The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2025 Focus on boosting workers’ rights rather than immigration raids to quash Farage threat, Starmer told A new survey commissioned by the TUC and Hope Not Hate has revealed that banning zero hours contracts is supported by two thirds of Reform and Tory voters
The Guardian - UK · Feb 9, 2025 Labour urged to defend workers’ rights bill as poll shows huge public support Exclusive: Poll reveals 72% of UK voters favour ban on zero-hours contracts, including majority of Tory and Reform supporters
The Guardian - UK · Feb 3, 2025 Most zero-hours workers ‘with same employer for more than a year’ TUC says 1m people are on the insecure contracts – with 130,000 still not having full rights after 10 years
The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2025 Unions press Labour on workers rights bill as hundreds of thousands ‘stuck’ on zero-hours contracts The Trades Union Congress said one in 12 zero-hours worker has been with their current employer for more than a decade, while almost half have been in the same job for more than two years
The Independent UK · Jan 29, 2025 Economic growth alone not enough to cut poverty, says charity The Joseph Rowntree Foundation said poverty levels could even rise if economic growth is not accompanied by employment growth.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2025 Of course there’s a bosses’ backlash over workers’ rights. Starmer must face them down Business leaders may thunder about job cuts, but their threats could backfire: union membership is only growing, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
The Guardian - UK · Jan 16, 2025 Farage criticised for claim workers’ rights bill could spell end of pub banter Unions accuse Reform leader of being ‘on the side of bad bosses, zero-hours contracts and fire and rehire’
The Guardian - UK · Jan 12, 2025 One in six UK workers skipping meals to make ends meet, says TUC Trade unions body finds 17% have skipped meal in past three months, and as many as 10% do so most days
The Independent UK · Jan 7, 2025 Uniqlo among retailers to stop hiring gig economy workers over employee rights claims Gymshark also said they had halted hiring through certain platforms