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Minimum wage to increase by 4.1% from April, with 6-8.5% increases for younger workers
Workers aged 18 to 20 will get an increase of 8.5%, to £10.85 an hour
Department of Work & Pensions workers to vote on strikes in January 2026
Union members are angry about chronic low pay and wage compression in the department.
DLR sick pay dispute leads to four days strike action
RMT members working as cleaners on the DLR will begin strike action on Thursday over a lack of sick pay.
Almost 50,000 nursing staff could leave the UK under proposed new visa rules – RCN warns
The union calls on the Government to reverse its plans which it says will deepen the nursing workforce crisis
Parliamentary ‘ping pong’ between the House of Lords and the House of Commons continues over the Employment Rights Bill
Tory and Lib Dem Peers continue their attacks on day-one rights and trade union freedom
Hundreds of women launch equal pay claim against Barnet Council
London’s first council equal pay claim has today had its first court hearing before the Employment Tribunal.
Lord Ashcroft majority owner of “bullying” contractor: RMT hold Day of Action
The action follows a strike by RMT members employed by Carlisle Support Services on Northern’s revenue protection and gate line contract
TUC calls for urgent review of the Government’s budget watchdog
General Secretary, Paul Nowak, warns the unaccountable OBR has an outsized say across government policy
EU Court upholds validity of the EU Minimum Wage Directive
The ruling preserves key provisions on wage adequacy and collective bargaining
Overcrowded, understaffed prison system in crisis new report finds
45% of staff have been assaulted at least once at work and 91% have been verbally abused or threatened.
Disabled workers effectively working for free till the end of the year due to disability pay gap.
TUC analysis shows that earnings gulf between disabled and non-disabled workers remains significant at £2.24 an hour
NUJ calls for worker representation and independent appointments to the BBC board
“The BBC does not belong to the government or its board. It belongs to the people and to its workers. It should be accountable to -and shaped by- us"
