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Real wages falling; one in five children live in poverty, stats reveal
16 June 2017
Real wages turned negative in the three months to April, prompting fears of falling living standards for workers at a time when one in five children are already living in poverty.
Thousands of refuse workers to benefit from landmark holiday pay victory
16 June 2017
Unite the Union this week celebrated a landmark victory for refuse workers in a case against French firm Veolia Environmental Services.
UK paternity leave lower than that of 28 other countries
16 June 2017
Fathers in the UK get a worse paternity leave deal than Dads in 28 countries across the world, including Ecuador, Burkina Faso and the Congo.
Most Brits think inequality is rife in the UK, new poll shows
15 June 2017
New figures published by the Social Mobility Commission today show that half of the population think their opportunities in life depending mainly on their background and who their parents are; and most agree there is a large gap between the social classes.
Welsh govt announces plans to curb zero-hour contracts in social care sector
15 June 2017
The Welsh government has this week announced plans to reduce the social care sector's reliance on zero-hour contracts.
UK workers face worst wage fall in developed world, OECD figures warn
07 June 2017
UK workers will suffer the worst fall in real wages among all advanced economies next year, TUC analysis of today's OECD figures shows.
129 economists & experts back Labour proposals
05 June 2017
An open letter to the Guardian backing Labour manifesto proposals over continued austerity has been signed by 129 academics and other experts from across the world.
Up to a third of workers in insecure work
05 June 2017
Up to 10 million workers – around one third of the workforce – are currently in insecure work, according to new research from GMB.
LSE: Living standards see “unprecedented” decline
05 June 2017
A briefing from the London School of Economics has described the fall in real wages and family living standards since the recession as "unprecedented in modern history".
Six days to the election; Six choices on workers’ rights
Here at the Institute of Employment Rights, we have been busy comparing party manifestos for their workers' rights policies, and have now launched a new table that allows you to see the differences between the three major parties' deals for workers at a glance.
But if you're looking for something a little easier to digest, we've also broken the issues down into bitesize pieces below.
With six days to go until the General Election, we present six choices on workers' rights when you need to make when you decide who gets your vote.
