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Even when working class get into top jobs, they’re paid less, official report finds
The Social Mobility Commission's latest State of the Nation Report has warned that working class people find it significantly more difficult than more privileged workers to get a good job, and even when they do they're often paid less than their peers.
Employers controlling workers with tech, warns union leader
CWU General Secretary Dave Ward has warned that employers are increasingly using technology to control their workers.
Minimum wage non-compliance has been increasing since 2016, LPC says
The number of workers who are paid below the statutory minimum increased again last year, following a trend of rising non-compliance with the law that has been ongoing since 2016.
Labour promises pay rise and training for social care workers
The Labour Party has vowed to increase pay, and provide training, for social care workers across the UK.
Govt admit NHS staff need better rights
NHS staff should have better protections when it comes to whistleblowing and gender discrimination as well as provided with a better work-life balance, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has admitted.
People from disadvantaged backgrounds twice as likely to be workless adults, study finds
People who grew up in disadvantaged households are twice as likely to be unemployed between the ages of 18 and 24, even if they have comparable qualifications to their more privileged peers.
Scottish Labour Party adopts IER Charter of Workers’ Rights
The Scottish Labour Party has backed the Institute of Employment Rights' Charter of Workers' Rights, leader Richard Leonard announced at the Scottish Trade Union Congress on Monday (15 April 2019).
Brits work longest – and less productive – hours in EU
New research from the TUC has found that British workers put in more hours than anywhere else in the EU, and yet economic productivity is still low.
EU introduces new protections for ‘gig’ economy workers
The EU has introduced new rules to offer more protection to workers in the 'gig' economy, including the right to compensation for short-notice cancellation of shifts; a ban on exclusivity clauses; a "day one" right to a description of their duties, standard working day, and pay information; and mandatory training for which workers will be paid at their usual rate.
BAME workers a third more likely to be “trapped” in insecure work, study shows
Black, Asian and ethnic minority workers are a third more likely to become "trapped" in insecure work, a new TUC study has found.
Privatisation blocks NHS workers from receiving agreed pay rise
Despite last year's headline pay rise for NHS workers, tens of thousands of low-paid staff have not received a penny more.
Court of Appeal refuses ‘gig’ company permission to challenge ‘worker’ ruling
The Court of Appeal has, for the first time, refused the employer permission to challenge the decision of an Employment Tribunal that their so-called 'contractors' were in fact 'workers' and therefore eligible for employment rights.
