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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.
Transgender equality inquiry launched
31 July 2015
The Women and Equalities Committee launches an inquiry considering “how far and in what ways, trans people still have yet to achieve full equality; and how the outstanding issues can most effectively be addressed”.
Cameron describes migrants as a “swarm”
31 July 2015
David Cameron has come under heavy criticism for likening migrants wanting to enter Britain to a swarm.
300,000 more unemployed women than men
30 July 2015
TUC analysis of Labour Force Survey (LFS) data from the ONS had found that the official figures used by government vastly underestimate the number of women seeking work.
1.7 million missing out on paid holidays
30 July 2015
A staggering 6.4 percent of UK employees are missing out on their holiday entitlement.
Sacked union rep is reinstated
30 July 2015
A victory for a union rep, after he is reinstated by his employer.
The Trade Union Bill 2015: Review and Resist! Free public meeting
Just two weeks after the publication of the Trade Union Bill 2015, trade unions, MPs and labour movement organisations will come together at a special public meeting to review the legislation and decide how best to resist.
Inquiry into courts and tribunal fees launched
23 July 2015
The Commons Select Justice Committee has announced an inquiry into employment tribunal fees.
Maternity leave discrimination is going up
23 July 2015
A report published by the Equality and Human Rights commission has found that women are more likely to face discrimination on returning to work after maternity leave than they were a decade ago.
