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Unions welcome uptick in real living wage and call for substantial increase to statutory rates
Half a million workers to receive a pay-rise as real Living Wage rates increased to £13.45 across the UK, and £14.50 in London
RMT warns against disastrous work intensification and wage restraint on public sector workers
"We cannot have a situation where productivity is debased into meaning trading work intensification for pay" - says RMT Gen Sec Eddie Dempsey
TikTok “sacrificing online safety” with mass AI-driven job cuts
Unions and campaigners have called on MPs to urgently investigate a proposed wave of over 400 job cuts from TikTok's London Office
Centrica, Euro Garages and Holland & Barrett amongst list of employers underpaying their staff
Nearly 500 employers fined over £10 million for failing to pay the National Minimum Wage
Spycops inquiry condemned as “fundamentally flawed” in statement by blacklisted workers
Statement catalogues 10 years of missed opportunities and broken promises in relation to blacklisting
‘Inexcusable’ pay gaps for women and non-white staff in Parliament
A shocking new report from the GMB reveals stark pay gaps and unequal progression for women, non-white, and disabled staff working in Parliament.
Ministers confirm appointment of new Acas Council members
Nicola Smith and Dave Penman have been appointed by ministers as worker members of the Acas Council.
Government right to rule out unfair tribunal fees – says Britain’s largest union.
Unison praises government clarification against the reintroduction of tribunal fees.
Time to “stop the witch-hunt” against flexible working, says coalition of unions and equality campaigners
A joint statement released this week warns of a “witch-hunt” against workers being able to work more flexibly.
TUC warns: Tory plan to leave the ECHR is an attack on workers’ rights
Peter Wieltschnig of the TUC reports on the Conservatives latest flirtation with withdrawing from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)
Right to strike: International Court hearings take place in the Hague
ICJ hosts public hearings on the request for an advisory opinion on the right to strike.
Social care: Fair Pay Agreement ‘potentially seismic’ change for carers, say GMB
"If we get it right, FPAs are a potentially seismic change in the care sector"
