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TUC post-election poll shows “strong support” for workers’ rights
07 July 2017
A TUC poll of 3,000 voters after the election has found "strong support" for workers' rights is driving Conservative voters towards the Labour Party.
Govt seeks permanent ban on industrial action in prisons
07 July 2017
Justice Secretary David Lidington has asked the High Court to impose a permanent ban on industrial action taken by prison officers this week, in a move the Prison Officers’ Association (POA) has called “bully boy tactics”.
Zero-hours contract workers ‘at increased risk of poor mental health’
07 July 2017
Workers on zero-hours contracts are at an increased risk of suffering from mental health problems than peers with stable jobs.
Public sector workers lose up to 10% of earnings, govt report shows
06 July 2017
The government quietly released a report on public sector pay earlier this week, which showed that workers in the ten main public sector professions have lost 10.1% of their earnings.
May refuses to end public sector pay cap
06 July 2017
The Prime Minister has refused to end the seven-year public sector pay cap, following a week of u-turns on the issue.
12m to be out of work or overqualified for their job by 2024, study shows
06 July 2017
A burgeoning skills crisis will see 12 million people either out of work or stuck in jobs below their qualification level by 2024.
Govt ‘discussing’ end to public sector pay cap
03 July 2017
It seems there are more u-turns ahead for the Tories as pressure mounts on the government to end the 1% cap on public sector pay rises.
NHS blood service admits couriers are “workers”
30 June 2017
In the latest in a string of cases contesting the employment status of people taking jobs as part of the so-called "gig economy", an NHS blood service provider has admitted its couriers were unlawfully misclassified as "independent contractors".
Taylor ‘supports continuation of gig economy’
30 June 2017
Government jobs tsar Matthew Taylor has told the Trades Union Congress that the UK’s labour market is the “envy” of other European countries, according to the Telegraph.
Scotland scraps public sector pay cap; Tories cheer its continuation in Westminster
30 June 2017
Holyrood yesterday (29 June 2017) promised to scrapped the public sector pay cap in Scotland one day after Tory MPs cheered in Westminster after they voted down an amendment brought by Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott to end the cap and give emergency services a fair pay rise.
Tories vote down Labour motion to ‘end austerity and make society more equal’
30 June 2017
Tory MPs yesterday voted down a Labour motion to “end austerity … and make society more equal”.
Public opinion shifts against austerity, study shows
30 June 2017
The Tories' jubilation over the continued freeze on emergency service workers' pay reveals the party is out of touch with public opinion, as a new study shows the tide has turned against austerity.
