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NEU Conference: defending and extending members’ rights at work
The National Education Union have been meeting in Harrogate this week
High Pay Centre calls for the strengthening of the Employment Rights Bill
The HPC publish a briefing for Lords scrutinising the Employment Rights Bill
Joanne Thomas elected as Usdaw’s first ever female general secretary
She will replace the current general secretary Paddy Lillis who retires on 25 July 2025.
State of Education: Teacher Stress and Wellbeing
Latest survey of National Education Union (NEU) members
BALPA stands firm as Court of Appeal reviews landmark employment rights case
Test case could have major implications for employment practices in aviation and other industries.
RMT demands urgent reform after report reveals seafarers denied shore leave
Over a quarter (26%) of seafarers are getting no shore leave at all.
Worker Info Exchange response to UK government’s so-called ‘crackdown on illegal working in gig economy’
New right to work (RTW) regulations leave wide gaps for gig employers to continue to exploit migrant workers
What next for the Employment Rights Bill?
All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Future of Work meets to discuss the passage of the ERB
National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage increases, as new rates take effect
Over 3 million eligible workers set for a pay rise, as 18-20 rate increases by 16% to £10 an hour.
3.2 million children in poverty in working households – TUC response to poverty figures
8.1 million people in working households are in relative poverty, up 1.8 million since 2010 (comparing data for 2010/11 with 2023/24)
‘In this debate I appear as Oliver Twist … I ask for more’ – Lord John Hendy speaks on the Employment Rights Bill
Lord Hendy addresses two of the gaps in the Government's Employment Rights legislation
Underpaid, Overworked, ignored – RMT members demand urgent reform for bus industry
Bus workers are being pushed to breaking point by low pay, excessive hours, and rising violence on the job, a new survey has found.
