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Lords Committee report highlights lack of evidence behind civil service 60% office working mandate, says FDA
Recommendations made in the Lords Committee report align with arguments the FDA has previously made.
DRA Urges TfL to Tackle Licensing Delays as Thousands of Drivers Left in Limbo
Drivers Representation & Advocacy (DRA) is calling on Transport for London to urgently resolve the growing backlog of private hire licence renewals.
‘Say Sorry, Be Nice!’: Staff at Rockstar fired en masse in “calculated attack on workers”
The sudden mass firing comes just months ahead of the release of Grand Theft Auto VI, predicted to be the biggest game launch in history
Tetrosyl ‘fire and rehire’: Usdaw gives notice of an industrial action ballot and calls on the company to withdraw their new contracts
The new contract results in warehouse staff pay being reduced by between £4,000 and £7,000 per year.
Employment Rights Bill remains in ‘ping pong’ as all Lords amendments are rejected in the Commons
Earlier this week the Employment Rights Bill returned once again to the Commons, in its rocky final passages through Parliament.
Paid fertility leave essential for ‘fairness and consistency’ say GMB
The GMB has thrown its support behind a campaign calling for the legal right to paid time off for IVF treatment.
UK to lose 600,000 workers to illness without fundamental shift.
The Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) projects that more than 3.3 million adults are expected to become 'economically inactive' by 2035
Unions warn that Government proposals will amount to a real-terms pay cut for teachers
Pay proposal 'fails teachers and pupils'
RMT ballot Svitzer Terminals over sick pay failures
Union maintains that Svitzer is in breach of long-established collective agreements
STUC Women’s Conference 2025: Usdaw seeks improved flexible working, parental leave and pay rights
Scottish Trade Union Congress (STUC) Women’s Conference took place in Glasgow on the 29th - 30th October.
New RCN data shows surge in reports of racist abuse at work for ethnic minority staff
Incidents have increased 55% in just three years, says the Royal College of Nursing
6 month qualifying period would leave more than 2 million workers at risk from unfair dismissal – TUC warns
After re-ignited attacks on day-one rights, new analysis shows the UK has some of the weakest unfair dismissal protections in the developed world
