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Parents, carers and disabled twice as likely to be laid off, Citizens Advice finds
Citizens Advice is calling for the urgent establishment of a single enforcement body.
Firms sack thousands of UK workers but reward shareholders with public money
Firms linked to climate change and tax avoidance among those paying shareholders out of taxpayer money.
NHS privatisation accelerated during pandemic, doctors warn
Major contracts, including for the provision of contact tracing, have been given to firms that already have NHS scandals in their recent history.
Lawyer in favour of curbing court powers appointed as head of Judicial Review reform commission
Lord Faulks has openly proposed limiting the powers of the Supreme Court after judges agreed Johnson prorogation was unlawful.
Public back a better pay deal for public sector workers
More than four out of five want public sector workers to get a pay rise.
Govt ‘dragging its feet’ on tackling racism, watchdog head says
Outgoing Chair of the EHRC says govt is reluctant to take action against known racial disparities in the UK.
New law protects redundancy pay for some furloughed workers
Only those who are classed as an 'employee' and have been with the same employer for more than two years will be entitled to the new protection.
Statistics watchdog: PM repeatedly misled Parliament on child poverty
The Office for Statistics Regulation said Boris Johnson has repeatedly used inaccurate child poverty figures.
Over 600,000 shielding workers ‘may be put at risk’ tomorrow as the govt lifts restrictions on workplaces
Clinically vulnerable workers will no longer be 'shielded' as from tomorrow.
Lack of childcare key to redundancies among mothers, research finds
Over half of women cannot access the childcare they need to work, raising fears of further redundancies to come.
Chancellor announces austerity in same week as public sector pay increase
Despite warnings from think tanks and economists, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has told the public sector to brace for austerity.
RMT warns govt laying roots for underground privatisation
The rail union is suspicious of a government review that could allow for future privatisation.
