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Poor and disadvantaged workers more likely to lose hours due to Covid, study finds
Workers who are young, black, low-paid or with lower levels of qualifications have been especially hard hit.
Tony Abbott not “sidetracked” by workers’ rights
The potential new Trade Envoy to the UK has boasted of his willingness to get trade deals by putting workers' rights aside.
Unions tell govt to drop “scare campaign” to pressure workers back to offices
The TUC has urged the government to produce a "credible plan" to improve safety in workplaces instead.
Govt putting Trump above key workers, Shadow Chancellor warns
If the government ditches tax on US tech companies to appease Trump, public services will lose out, says Anneliese Dodds.
Transport, health and construction outpacing office jobs
New data has shown how demand driven by the Coronavirus is leading to an 'asymmetric recovery'.
Covid-19 hitting the poorest hardest
Eight in ten low-income families are experiencing greater financial pressure now than before the pandemic, with many struggling to cover essentials.
Racism rife in department overseeing foreign aid, study finds
A survey of BAME staff working for the Department for International Development found racism to be 'endemic'.
Lowest-paid workers offered £13 a day to self-isolate
A trial of the new scheme will begin in Blackburn with Darwen, Pendle and Oldham from 01 September.
Civil servants fleeing Whitehall’s “toxic” work culture, stats suggest
Senior officials say the trust between civil servants and ministers is diminishing and this could lead to bad governance.
730,000 jobs disappear as UK falls into record recession
Unemployment is rising at its fastest rate in over a decade as over 20% is lost from GDP.
Suspicions of impropriety raised over Serco Covid contract
A leaked email has revealed that Serco was approached as early as January to be involved in the Coronavirus response.
Pregnant women lost out on maternity pay due to pandemic, Labour warns
Pregnant women are finding themselves disqualified from Statutory Maternity Pay due to their employers actions during the pandemic.
