TUC
‘Right to request’ flexible work not granted for half of UK’s working mothers
One in two have request turned down while those that work flexibly face discrimination, survey finds
Alexandra Topping
15, Oct, 2021 @5:00 AM
Senior black union leader condemns ‘colour-blind’ levelling up
Patrick Roach of teachers’ union NASUWT says policy would not end discrimination against black workers
Aamna Mohdin Community affairs correspondent
06, Oct, 2021 @5:00 AM
Ditching furlough scheme will add to UK’s economic woes, warn unions and firms
Rishi Sunak criticised for cutting off wage-subsidy lifeline that still supports over a million jobs
Larry Elliott and Richard Partington
29, Sep, 2021 @11:01 PM
Boris Johnson says he will not rule out ‘plan B’ of vaccine passports, masks and homeworking – as it happened
Prime minister sets out more details of government winter plans after announcement of ‘plan A’ booster jabs
Andrew Sparrow
14, Sep, 2021 @5:14 PM
Keir Starmer recalls father’s life as factory worker in TUC speech
Labour leader says his party will offer clear differences from Tories on workplace rights
Jessica Elgot Chief political correspondent
14, Sep, 2021 @11:05 AM
660,000 jobs at risk as UK’s green investment lags
TUC report says producers that don’t clean up operations will wither and die as rivals blaze trail towards carbon net zero
Toby Helm Political Editor
12, Sep, 2021 @8:50 AM
Higher wages are welcome, but workers should not think fortunes have changed
Pay in Britain has been low for a long time, and for many reasons. There is no evidence that Brexit will change that
12, Sep, 2021 @5:37 AM
Covid inequalities are chance for unions – TUC’s Frances O’Grady
Interview: boss of unions’ group says membership is rising after the pandemic exposed just how unfair the jobs market is for many
Larry Elliott Economics editor
08, Sep, 2021 @11:01 PM
A million jobs in peril as one in 16 UK firms say they are at risk of closure
Research suggests end of furlough scheme could be the UK economy’s ‘inflection point’
Michael Savage
15, Aug, 2021 @8:15 AM
TUC calls on Treasury to create permanent furlough scheme
Union wants workers to be protected against future disruptions by having 80% of wages guaranteed by state
Larry Elliott
11, Aug, 2021 @11:01 PM
TUC calls for ban on use of umbrella companies to employ agency workers
Companies who supply staff to recruitment agencies accused of abusing workers’ rights and fraud
Jasper Jolly
29, Jul, 2021 @5:00 AM
Workers in south-west England hardest hit by Universal Credit cut
TUC says high proportion of people who will be affected by planned £20-a-week benefit cut are in work
Phillip Inman
22, Jul, 2021 @11:01 PM
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