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Only one-third of employers plan to retain staff after furlough, survey finds
Half of employers say they will cut staff within the first few months of furlough ending.
Social care deprioritised, opposition warns
Social care has not been made the priority it should be during the Coronavirus crisis and is at risk of being ignored once more, Labour has said.
Migrants still paying surcharge Prime Minister promised to scrap
Those applying for new visas are still being charged £400 to use the NHS.
Shielded workers ‘may lose govt support’
TUC General Secretary, Frances O'Grady, has called on the government to support the most vulnerable workers to stay at home.
Racism inquiry “dead on arrival”, opposition says
The inquiry will be set up by a known sceptic of institutional racism.
Economy shrinks by record 20.4%
With millions of jobs at risk, the TUC has called on the government to set up a national recovery council with unions and business.
Covid-19 presents opportunity to reduce inequality, IFS says
Having laid the entrenched inequalities of UK society bare, the current crisis presents an opportunity to take action against them.
Govt ignores one in three recommendations to improve social mobility
The government has performed particularly poorly when it comes to improving access to employment and fair wages.
EU ‘will reject any deal that fails to protect level playing field on workers’ rights’
A draft resolution suggests the EU will reject any trade deal with the UK that does not protect workers' rights.
Doctors to take govt to court over failure to provide PPE
Human rights laws require the government to conduct an urgent inquiry into the contribution of the State to workers' deaths, doctors claim.
Job creation faces record fall, poll predicts
The Coronavirus pandemic may have changed the nature of work forever, survey suggests.
Unemployment will match the Thatcher years, cross-party Chancellors warn
Three former Chancellors have warned that urgent action is needed to limit job losses after the pandemic.
