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Workers win groundbreaking holiday pay case
4 November 2014
A groundbreaking case at the Employment Appeal Tribunal has been won, ruling that overtime should be included in holiday pay calculations.
Tories chase Ukip in anti-migrant rhetoric
31 October 2014
Defence secretary Michael Fallon has said that British towns are “swamped” by immigrants. The comments come as the Tories panic over the threat of UKIP. Fallon said that some UK towns were “under siege” from “huge numbers” of migrants, an echo of previous discourses on migration.
Cameron slashes welfare cap
28 October 2014
David Cameron has proposed a new benefit cap of £23,000 per year, meaning thousands of families will have their benefits cut by up to £60 a week.
Tebbit: Make unemployed pull up ragwort
30 October 2014
Former Tory cabinet minister Lord Norman Tebbit has come out in support of forced labour for the unemployed.
Probation union Napo takes legal action against privatisation
30 October 2014
Napo is launching a judicial review into the privatisation of probation services in England in Wales. The union says the move will put the safety of staff and the public at risk.
TUC: Cameron must condemn treatment of workers in Qatar
31 October 2014
In an open letter to David Cameron, the TUC has urged him to act over the “modern slavery” occurring in Qatar.
Gender pay gap continues to widen
28 October 2014
A report released by the World Economic Forum has revealed that the UK gender gap is widening. Britain has fallen to 26th in the Global Gender Gap Report – its lowest score since 2008.
Sports direct forced to make employment terms clear
28 October 2014
Sports direct will be forced to advertise the employment terms of its zero-hours contracts, following legal action.
Trade Unions Against TTIP
28 October 2014
Yesterday the Campaign for Trade Union Freedom announced a meeting to mobilise trade unionists in the campaign against TTIP, CETA, TISA and the new generation of “trade” treaties.
Interns should be paid the minimum wage, says Social Mobility Commission
17 October 2014
Alan Milburn, chair of the government’s Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission is to make the recommendation that interns should be paid the minimum wage.
Government submits evidence to Low Pay Commission
17 October 2014
The government has submitted evidence to the Low Pay Commission, which will help decide the level of the National Minimum Wage from October 2015.
Unemployment falls but wages not recovering
16 October 2014
Unemployment has dropped below two million, but pay is only 0.7% higher than it was a year ago, according to latest employment figures from the ONS.
