A minute’s silence is being held for a worker killed in Leytonstone, London
A minute’s silence will be held at 11am on Thursday 21 December at the building site in Pevensey Rd, Leytonstone ...
Tag: workers rights
Fat cat bosses are still earning grossly higher wages than workers – even during the cost of living crisis
New research published on Monday 18 December by the High Pay Centre think tank, funded by the abrdn Financial Fairness ...
Covid Inquiry: Sunak “brutally” abandoned millions and left them exposed to the pandemic
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has slammed Rishi Sunak after his 'evidence' to the Covid Inquiry. The union body said ...
53% of employees end up working when they’re supposed to be off
More than half (53%) of people have had to work while taking time off in the past 12 months, according ...
Three in four young people are not being protected by employment rights
A new Trades Union Congress (TUC) report published on Thursday 30 November reveals that nearly three-quarters (72%) of young people ...
Tories set to overturn ban on use of agency workers during strikes despite “humiliating” High Court defeat
Ministers will try again to overturn the ban on the use of agency workers during strikes, as the government launches ...
It’s Disability Pay Gap Day, so here’s how much less disabled people earn. Spoiler: it’s a lot
New analysis published by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) on Tuesday 14 November - which is Disability Pay Gap Day ...
1 in 8 risk having holiday pay undermined by new Tory plans – with millions potentially left worse off
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has published new analysis which reveals holiday pay rights for millions of workers could be ...
British Steel plans to cut 2000 jobs – and claims it’s to help the climate
On 21 October, the Times reported that British Steel has threatened to cut up to 2000 jobs from its workforce. The ...
Hollywood writers’ strike-ending deal terms are ‘meaningful gains and protections’ for WGA members
The Writers' Guild of America (WGA) ended its months-long strike on 27 September. The decision came after an agreement on ...
US Federal Trade Commission and 17 states take Amazon to court
A top US antitrust regulator is suing online retail giant Amazon. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has accused the company ...
Train drivers are striking again – and this time it coincides with the Tory party conference
ASLEF, the train drivers' union, has just announced two more days of train driver strikes. They will coincide with the ...
The GMB Union is balloting 50,000 members over strike action across local councils
The GMB union has said it is balloting over 50,000 school and council worker members for strike action. It's over ...
FTSE bosses just got a 16% pay rise while the rest of us choose between eating and heating
Think tank the High Pay Centre has found that the pay of Britain's top bosses grew by 16% in 2022 ...
There’s no-one Keir Starmer’s Labour won’t throw under the bus – as it’s now going to screw workers, too
Keir Starmer's Labour Party has reportedly now watered down its pledges around workers' rights, in a move that's angered many. ...
Thanks to the Lionesses, people are discussing more bank holidays – if only someone had thought of this before…
People are calling on the government to grant an extra bank holiday if England's Lionesses win the football World Cup. ...
Britain’s workers abused by the Tories and bosses – from racism to zero-hours contracts
The UK's labour market is little more than an insecure, racist aberration - not that that's anything new. However, what ...
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