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Uniqlo among retailers to stop hiring gig economy workers over employee rights claims

Gymshark also said they had halted hiring through certain platforms

The Independent UK · Jan 7, 2025

Uniqlo, Gymshark and Lush stop hiring UK workers via gig economy apps

TUC criticise retailers for endangering workers’ rights by using apps such as YoungOnes and Temper

The Guardian - UK · Jan 5, 2025

Union boss’s stark warning to Keir Starmer – 2025 is the time to deliver

TUC general secretary Paul Nowak warns Labour to learn the lessons of Donald Trump’s victory in the US and ensure workers feel better off

The Independent UK · Dec 28, 2024

Warning as figures show rise in young people not in education, jobs or training

The TUC says young people are paying the price of the Conservative Party’s ‘toxic economic legacy’.

Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2024

Former health secretary Matt Hancock to be questioned at Covid inquiry

Mr Hancock will give evidence over two days.

The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2024

Former health secretary Matt Hancock booed as he arrives to give evidence at Covid inquiry

Mr Hancock will give evidence over two days.

Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2024

Unions in call for improved toilet facilities for workers

A survey of 4,000 workers by the TUC found that almost three in five said they do not always have the opportunity to use a toilet when they need to.

The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2024

Rachel Reeves hands low-paid a £1,400 boost as minimum wage to rise by 6.7%

The chancellor will increase the measure, also known as the national living wage, from £11.44 per hour to £12.21 from April

The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2024

UK gender pay gap reduces to 7% for 2024, ONS data shows

The general secretary of the TUC said the gap is declining at a ‘snail’s pace’.

Evening Standard · Oct 29, 2024

Creaking public services are costing companies in absent staff, employers tell TUC

Union group urges chancellor to better fund health, social care and childcare to get staff back to work and boost productivity

The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2024