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Outsourced workers win fight to rejoin NHS
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust has agreed to bring 1,000 outsourced workers back into State employment after three decades of employment by private contractors.
Millions of working people trapped in poverty, new report reveals
Millions of working people are trapped in poverty despite record-high levels of employment because employers are not offering the wage levels and hours required to cover the cost of living.
Johnson hints that UK will drop EU social and environmental protections
After the UK left the EU on Friday (31 January 2020), the government is setting out its aims for trade talks, with Boris Johnson hinting that it may drop social protections like workers’ rights as well as environmental regulations.
Majority of senior nursing positions held by tiny minority of male nurses, study shows
Striking new evidence of the gender pay gap at work has been revealed by a new study into the pay of nurses in the UK.
Unison warns of social care crisis if migration rules stem overseas recruitment
Last week, the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) criticised as unworkable Boris Johnson’s plans for an Australian-style points system and put forward policies of its own, but public service union Unison has warned that both proposals risk a social care crisis.
Hull becomes third UK city to request UBI trial
Hull has become the third city to express an interest in being the site of a universal basic income (UBI) trial, with its Council writing to Chancellor Savid Javid requesting his permission to pilot the idea.
Most people now believe capitalism does more harm than good, poll finds
Most respondents to a major survey say they believe capitalism does more harm than good, with a majority worried about job loss and financial insecurity.
IMF warns against increasingly unfettered capitalism; urges govts to tackle income inequality
In a series of recent statements, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned governments to rein in the excesses of capitalism and take measures to tackle income inequality.
Most people think the govt should do more for the most economically disadvantaged, poll finds
The latest Social Mobility Commission’s poll of the UK population has found that most people think the government is not doing enough to help the most economically disadvantaged members of society to improve their lot.
Some parents to gain two weeks’ bereavement leave on death of child
Some parents will have the right to two weeks of paid bereavement leave if they lose a child, after the Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay Regulations come into effect in April 2020.
Probation staff face unreasonable workloads, inadequate training and poor working conditions, Inspectorate finds
A report published this week by Her Majesty’s Probation Service Inspectorate has criticised the National Probation Service for its management of staff and their working conditions.
NHS Funding Bill enters Parliament in week report warns lives are being lost due to staff shortages
The NHS Long Term Plan Funding Bill, which will enshrine in law the Prime Minister’s promise to provide an extra £33.9 billion every year to reach an annual cash injection of £148.5 billion by 2024, entered Parliament this week.
