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Usdaw welcomes a requirement on employers to prevent harassment & grant trade union access to workplaces
“The Employment Rights Act is the biggest uplift in workers’ rights in a generation"
Trade unions react to the Autumn Budget
Mixed response from trade unions, as John Healy delivers his first Budget under Andy Burnham's leadership.
Employment rights changes coming into force today
30th October sees a raft of changes around trade union access, rights for trade union representatives and sexual harrasment in the workplace
UK minimum wage rate rises by 3.9% to £13.21 for over-21s
However, Chancellor John Healey pauses the process of equalising the minimum wage paid under 21s.
Rockstar Games workers set for ‘historic’ union vote to coincide with Grand Theft Auto 6 release
IWGB would become the largest recognised union in the UK games industry
‘I had no hesitation in cancelling the meeting’- Unison’s Andrea Egan on Mahmood migration talks
Unison blames Home Secretary for cancelled summit after its request to bring a care worker was declined
Teaching unions criticise the limited scope of the new SRTB remit.
Unions criticise Education Secretary for ‘unambitious’ remit
Equity survey shows precarity of creative workforce
Strong backing for AI protections and low confidence in employer efforts to tackle sexual harassment also key findings
Revised code of practice on dismissal and re-engagement
The Employment Rights Act 2025 makes several changes to the statutory protections against fire and rehire, and fire and replace practices.
Covid inquiry – social care workforce was “unprepared” for pandemic – TUC
"The consequences were catastrophic for those living in care homes – and people working in them."
STUC Women’s Conference 2026: Usdaw seeks to tackle far-right misogyny and support survivors of domestic violence
Usdaw is calling on the Scottish Government to enact the Domestic Abuse (Safe Leave) Bill
The Lancet may halt publication as workers strike again over pay
Medical journal could be forced to cancel publication for the first time in 200 years
