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Toxic workplaces increase risk of depression by 300%, research finds
Poor management practices and lack of engagement with unions are key risk factors for clinical depression among workers.
‘Deregulation’ report recommends return of ‘one in, two out’ rule
Iain Duncan Smith's new report recommends ministers scrap two regulations for every one they impose.
Homeworking revolution has opened up a new ‘class divide’, research finds
People in working class occupations are less likely to have access to flexible hours, the TUC has found.
Bosses forcing 1 in 10 “needlessly” back into work
More evidence has been uncovered that employers are breaching Covid rules, but enforcement is so weak they can act with impunity.
Govt warned to stop ‘strongarming’ care workers
GMB has warned that forced vaccinations may lead to a staff shortage crisis in the care sector.
Govt allows anyone to spark investigations into trade unions
The Certification Officer will be given the power to investigate non-member complaints about trade unions and charge them for the pleasure.
New govt employment law enforcement body is “the least they can do”
While the IER welcomes the introduction of a new enforcement body for workers' rights, the one the government has proposed falls far short.
ILO warns increased push for good quality jobs only way out of “unparalleled” employment crisis
A shortfall of work that extends for years after the world recovers from Covid-19 is expected to drive the creation of poor-quality jobs.
Govt ‘trying to put itself above the law’, MPs and Lords say
MPs from opposition parties have come together to ask the government to step back from an "assault on the rule of law".
PHE faces legal action for ‘hiding’ Indian variant stats
PHE is facing accusations that it caved under political pressure.
CJEU ruling will make it easier for supermarket workers to claim equal pay
A European Court has confirmed that shop floor workers and their warehouse colleagues can be compared for the purposes of equal pay.
Govt ‘could face corporate manslaughter charges’ over care home failures
A lawyer has written that Dominic Cummings' testimony, if true, could lead to criminal charges against the government.
