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Govt committee proposes maximum workplace temperature laws
The Environmental Audit Committee has published a report recommending that the government consider instituting maximum workplace temperature requirements in response to recent heatwaves.
Weak public sector pay rises bashed by unions
30 July 2018
An announcement last week that public sector workers will see pay rises below inflation, and that the wage increases may have to come out of existing budgets, has been widely criticised by trade unions.
Govt failing to tackle sexual harassment at work, MPs say
30 July 2018
The Women and Equalities Committee has lambasted the government, regulators and employers for failing to adequately tackle sexual harassment in the workplace.
Deliveroo couriers ‘earn £2 an hour and sometimes work for free’, inquiry finds
24 July 2018
Couriers working for Deliveroo earn as little as £2 per hour and sometimes don't get paid at all for the tasks they undertake, a new report from MP Frank Field has found.
State spied on, blacklisted and smeared trade unionists, records reveal
24 July 2018
Newly released records have revealed that the Thatcher and Wilson governments spied on trade unionists, according to the Guardian.
500 pack tent for IER/CTUF Tolpuddle event
23 July 2018
Nearly 500 people attended the Fringe Marquee at Tolpuddle Martyrs’ Festival to hear the case for a dedicated government department for labour and trade union rights.
Over half of homeless families in England are in work, new research shows
23 July 2018
New research has confirmed that work does not pay for a significant proportion of people in England, as over half of homeless families are found to be employed.
Hotel workers claim exploitation on booming Isle of Skye
23 July 2018
Hotel workers on the Isle of Skye, which is currently experiencing a tourism boom, have complained that they are being denied their employment rights.
Labour will reinstate Agricultural Wages Board, Corbyn tells Tolpuddle
23 July 2018
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn told the Tolpuddle Festival yesterday (Sunday 22 July) that his party would bring back the Agricultural Wages Board (AGW).
Thousands of care workers lose out on back pay after judge overturns decision on sleep-in wage
19 July 2018
Thousands of carers will lose out on expected back pay after a judge overturned the decision that workers should receive the minimum wage during sleep-ins.
27 ‘freelance’ educators make claim for employment rights
19 July 2018
Art educators who claim they were recently dismissed by the National Gallery are challenging their employment status at tribunal.
Legal aid ‘deserts’ have made human rights “unenforceable”, say MPs
19 July 2018
The Joint Committee on Human Rights has criticised the government’s legal aid cuts, stating that they have made human rights “unenforceable” in the UK.
