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Study finds almost one-third of workers given less than a week’s notice of working hours
TUC responds, stating: "insecure work plagues our labour market".
Carroll’s Trade Union Freedom Bill is narrowly defeated in Stormont
Gerry Carroll MLA's Trade Union and Labour Relations (Amendment) Bill falls, as the Alliance join DUP and UUP in voting down the proposals.
Grenfell campaigner recognised in ‘City of Women’ renaming project for IWD
Yvette Williams MBE has been recognised in a ground-breaking, interactive project re-imagining the London Tube map.
Gender Pay Gap Twitter Bot causes embarrassment on IWD
A genius Twitter bot is causing havoc with large companies’ attempts to paper over the cracks on gender inequality
Ireland: Migrant restaurant workers take on the Ivy – and win.
The Labour Court in in Dublin has found that Julia Marciniak and Lenka Laiermanova were unfairly dismissed by the Ivy.
The TUC responds to the Govts Levelling Up White Paper
The Government's Levelling Up White Paper was finally published on Wednesday. Here's the TUC's response.
Unions stand in solidarity with the Ukrainian people
Trade unions in the UK have issued a series of statements expressing solidarity with the Ukrainian people and trade unions in the Ukraine.
Justice Eady announced as new President of the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT)
Justice Jennifer Eady has been appointed President of the EAT.
Whatever happened to the Prime Minister’s “high wage economy”?
Far from encouraging workers to seek higher pay, the government is now telling them to accept lower pay.
Government ends ‘day one’ sick pay entitlement for coronavirus
The Government’s decision to end 'day one' sick pay for coronavirus will hit 7.8 million workers who rely on SSP when they fall ill.
Heart Unions Week focuses on a New Deal for Working People
Many in the Labour movement have used Heart Unions Week to explain the importance of creating a framework to defend and extend worker's rights
Workers take up claims against Dyson over supply chain abuses
Dyson accused of a litany of labour abuses at it's major supplier in Malaysia, ATA IMS.
