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Workers on ZHCs up by 19%
2 September 2015
The number of workers on Zero Hours Contracts has gone up, it has been announced today.
Unite: Cap legitimises tipping deductions
3 September 2015
Business secretary Sajid Javid has launched an inquiry into tip deductions. However Unite argues that capping the deductions will legitimise deductions being taken at all.
Scotland to abolish Tribunal fees
3 September 2015
The Scottish government has announced plans to abolish employment tribunal fees.
Thousands die at the hands of DWP
27 August 2015
2,380 people have died after being declared fit for work by the Department for Work and Pensions, over a three year period.
Independent watchdog brands Trade Union Bill “not fit for purpose”
22 August 2015
External scrutiny by the Regulatory Policy Committee (RPC) has found the government’s anti-strike laws to be unfit for purpose.
Amazon: Nightmare employer
21 August 2015
A New York times article has published an exposée on the working environment at Amazon HQ – painting a picture of a truly nightmare employer.
Academics come out against Trade Union Bill
13 August 2015
Parliament is in summer recess, but one of the first events in the calendar for MPs’ return will be the second reading of the Trade Union Bill.
National Gallery Strike
13 August 2015
National Gallery workers are on all-out strike against privatisation.
Termination payments and tax simplification
7 August 2015
The Government is consulting on simplifying the tax treatment of termination payments.
42 percent pay gap among Scottish solicitors
7 August 2015
The Law Society of Scotland has found a shocking 42 percent pay gap between male and female solicitors in Scotland.
Tories attempt to choke unions by scrapping check off
7 August 2015
The government’s attempt to stop public sector workers paying their union membership fees through payroll is without justification.
Kill the Bill – the trade union movement responds to Tory attacks
5 August 2015
By Tom Unterrainer.
In his speech to the 2014 Conservative Party conference, Francis Maude launched a series of attacks on public sector trade unions.
