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Wage hike gathering cross-party support
Support for a significant pay hike is spreading across parties, as Chancellor Philip Hammond is revealed to be considering raising the National Minimum Wage.
New laws should meet ‘compassion’ standard, say MPs
A group of MPs led by Caroline Lucas, of the Green Party, are arguing that the government should test new laws against a compassion standard.
Headteachers back strike if school spending does not increase
Delegates at the National Association for Head Teachers (NAHT) union conference have backed a motion to take action up to and including a strike if the government does not increase funding for education.
Ambulance called to Asos warehouse nearly once a week
Ambulance callouts to the Asos warehouse in Grimethorpe totalled 45 last year – averaging at nearly one a week.
Schools fail to fill leadership roles due to overwork crisis, survey finds
A survey by union the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) has found that schools are struggling to recruit people into leadership roles and up to a fifth of managerial roles are going unfilled.
Trade Union Act blocks well-supported strike
PCS has reported "massive" support for industrial action among its members, but the stipulations of the Trade Union Act 2016 will block a strike.
Social care “in real trouble” as contractors crash and hundreds strike
The social care sector is "in real trouble" a senior union official has said after a disastrous week in which a company contracted to provide the service teetered on the brink of collapse and hundreds of workers prepared to strike
Probation privatisation is a lose-lose situation, MPs say in scathing report
The privatisation of the probation service has resulted in a lose-lose situation, according to a new report from the Public Accounts Committee (PAC).
Employers overwhelmingly reject worker-director role, survey finds
UK employers have overwhelmingly rejected the opportunity to appoint worker-directors to their boards, a new survey has found.
Shrewsbury 24 awarded appeal in miscarriage of justice case
The Shrewsbury 24 campaign has won the right to appeal the case of construction workers who were jailed for trade union activity in the 1970s.
Even when working class get into top jobs, they’re paid less, official report finds
The Social Mobility Commission's latest State of the Nation Report has warned that working class people find it significantly more difficult than more privileged workers to get a good job, and even when they do they're often paid less than their peers.
Union sets up foodbank for agency workers at hospital
GMB union has set up a foodbank for agency workers at Queen Elizabeth Hospital who say they have gone without pay due to the implementation of a new remuneration scheme.
