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One in eight workers ‘live in poverty’
07 December 2016
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has called for the government to take urgent action to improve real wages after new research by the charity revealed one in eight UK workers now live in poverty.
Govt announces further plans to change employment tribunals
07 December 2016
The government has announced further plans to change the employment tribunal process, at a time access to justice is a major concern for workers' rights advocates.
Low-paid agency workers replacing full-time employees, new research shows
06 December 2016
Agency workers are typically expected to be short-term or temporary staff, but new research has revealed that most are in full-time work but still receiving significantly less pay than their colleagues.
Govt investigation into gig economy involves no workers’ representatives
01 December 2016
When Theresa May announced the Taylor Review into employment practices in the gig economy, she said it would consider the impact of casual work on workers' rights, yet no trade union or workers' representatives have been given a role within the investigation.
Govt publishes weak consultation on executive pay; accused of “tokenism”
29 November 2016
The government has today launched a consultation into corporate governance and executive pay, but the green paper published on the matter shows the government has watered down some of its pro-worker rhetoric.
GPs’ ‘unmanageable workload threatens patient safety’
28 November 2016
Unmanageable workloads are threatening patient safety, GPs have warned in a survey by the British Medical Association (BMA).
Pension age ‘looks set to increase’
28 November 2016
The State Pension Age looks set to increase again, former Pensions Minister Steve Webb has warned, after the government requested new figures that suggest it intends to expand the expected working age.
Executive pay surges to 74 times the average workers’ salary
28 November 2016
Executive pay has continued to surge upwards despite the nation's economic struggles, with CEOs now earning nearly 74 times more than the average workers' salary.
Lack of training driving low productivity, expert says
25 November 2016
Low skills within the workforce are a key driver of the UK's low productivity, an Open University expert has warned.
Wages will be “dreadful” for another five years, think tank warns
24 November 2016
Following yesterday's Autumn Statement, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned that workers can expect real wages to remain below pre-recession levels until at least 2021.
Govt quietly privatises NHS recruitment
21 November 2016
The government has announced the privatisation of the single largest provider of bank NHS staff.
Tories cut 1m public sector jobs
21 November 2016
The Tories have cut a million public sector jobs since they came into power, new analysis by GMB has revealed.
