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Govt ignores one in three recommendations to improve social mobility
The government has performed particularly poorly when it comes to improving access to employment and fair wages.
EU ‘will reject any deal that fails to protect level playing field on workers’ rights’
A draft resolution suggests the EU will reject any trade deal with the UK that does not protect workers' rights.
Doctors to take govt to court over failure to provide PPE
Human rights laws require the government to conduct an urgent inquiry into the contribution of the State to workers' deaths, doctors claim.
Job creation faces record fall, poll predicts
The Coronavirus pandemic may have changed the nature of work forever, survey suggests.
Unemployment will match the Thatcher years, cross-party Chancellors warn
Three former Chancellors have warned that urgent action is needed to limit job losses after the pandemic.
Schools dismiss govt instruction to reopen
Teachers are not confident that the workplace can be properly made safe.
Urgent action needed to prevent women being forced out of work, TUC warns
Women could be forced out of work in their droves if childcare facilities are allowed to fail due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
PCS threatens to strike over voting queue chaos
MPs are being made to stand in 90-minute queues in order to vote in Westminster after virtual Parliament was scrapped.
EHRC launches inquiry into BAME Covid-19 deaths
The EHRC has promised to make clear recommendations for the protection of ethnic minority communities after the PHE failed to do so.
Rail union stands against govt plans for unpaid, untrained labour
An "army" of volunteers is being recruited to enforce government policy after a "backroom deal" was made.
Unions win right to overtime pay for all NHS workers fighting Covid-19 in England
All NHS workers in England will now be paid for every working hour after 15 unions reached an agreement with the NHS.
Care worker starts petition for real living wage
Nearly 1 million people work as carers, but many are struggling on insecure contracts and low wages.
