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RMT demands stronger legal protection for transport workers as violence soars
Rail union has called on the Government to introduce a specific criminal offence for assaulting public transport workers.
Unite fury at BrewDog’s treatment of staff as 38 bars close and 484 jobs are lost amidst company sale
Unite the union, which represents many BrewDog workers, has reacted with anger to the manner in which workers have been treated
Blair think-tank calls for ‘tiered employment-protection regime’
The Tony Blair Institute has published a report calling for employment rights opt-outs for earners over 75k, as well as delays to raising minimum wage
“Unfair” youth minimum wage must go, says TUC
New TUC analysis shows the urgent need to abolish youth minimum wage.
TSSA takes stop violence against transport workers campaign to London Assembly
The union has actively been campaigning on the issue of violence against transport workers for many months.
Government names Capita preferred bidder for £700m civil service payroll contract
PCS has branded the decision a “reckless gamble” with civil servants’ livelihoods.
State surveillance an ‘attack on public interest journalism’, says NUJ member Vincent Kearney
The Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) heard of unlawful surveillance against former BBC journalist and National Union of Journalists (NUJ) member
Harrods Hospitality staff take iconic retailer to court over years of missing ‘tips’
UVW members launch unprecedented legal challenge under new UK law
The Employment Rights Act 2025 – timeline
Morrish Solicitors have produced a handy guide all the changes, arranged chronologically.
Prison Officer’s leaders: the Government must introduce a second Employment Rights Bill
The POA are calling on the UK Labour Government to bring in a 2nd Employment Rights Bill.
Equity boycotts Government’s BBC Charter survey, citing the “airbrushing” of the workforce
Equity is also encouraging its members to boycott the survey.
Royal Fleet Auxiliary seafarers to strike over pay, transparency and compliance with minimum wage laws.
RMT has welcomed the overwhelming vote for strike action after management failed to make a decent pay offer or show it was complying with minimum wage
