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Unions threaten strike over plans to “drive workers back to the workhouse” in government plans to curb industrial action
Unite says anti-union proposals amount to ‘one law for the bosses and one law for the rest of us’.
New guidance on employment status for workers and businesses released by the government
New government guidance will act as a "one-stop-shop" for individuals and businesses to understand which employment rights apply to them.
Durham and Tolpuddle meetings draw big crowds for IER and CTUF
Rallies held on the Pentonville 5 anniversary and a New Deal for Workers over successive weeks in July
One-in-ten are union members: trade union membership increases from 6.6 million to 6.7 million
Union membership increased by 1% between 2019/20 and 2020/21
Court of Appeal reverses High Court decision on Tesco ‘fire and rehire’ – Usdaw will fight on
Retail trade union Usdaw and leading law firm Thompsons have expressed their disappointment at a Court of Appeal judgment on the 15th July
Government plans to use agency workers to break strikes are dangerous and unlawful, says UNISON
A new law allowing employers to use agency workers to replace striking staff during industrial disputes is to be challenged in the courts
MPs approve hotly contested plans to allow agency workers to cover for striking staff
Unions accuse the Government of "ramping up their attacks on workers".
TUC calls on employers to keep their staff safe as temperatures soar
As UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) releases level 3 heat-health alert for parts of UK.
Ministers have presided over a “litany of failures” on workers’ rights, say TUC
Five years on from the Taylor Review, the Government is going “backwards” on workers’ rights, TUC warns.
Westminster attacks Welsh devolution law preventing the use of agency labour to break strikes
Unions urge government to abandon plan to allow agency staff to replace striking workers.
Fifteen years of income stagnation have left families brutally exposed to the current cost-of-living crisis
Report finds that typical wages are no higher today than they were before the financial crisis.
