Category: Employee benefits

More than a million British workers not having a single day of paid time off, says TUC

Employees have lost out on holiday pay worth £2bn, according to new trade union researchWorkers across Britain have lost out on holiday pay worth £2bn, with more than a million people going without a single day of...

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UK unions say cutting maternity pay for striking pregnant workers is ‘immoral’

Unite and Unison join campaigners urging government to exempt strike days from maternity calculationsThe UK’s two biggest unions have backed calls for a review of the “immoral” system where pregnant workers...

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On-demand UK grocery firms plan to switch riders back to gig contracts

Couriers will be moved to cheaper insecure deals after government fails on promise to bring in new employment billRapid grocery delivery firms are preparing to move hundreds of couriers paid by the hour on to insecure...

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It’s not quite the Black Death, but worker shortage hits UK firms hard

Soaring vacancy rates mean employers need to work to attract and retain staff, but this will require a shift in attitudeA deadly virus arrives from the east and sweeps through western Europe for two years. The pandemic...

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Labour pledges same rights for all workers from day one of jobs

Party vows same protections for everyone in work, from direct employees to those in gig economyAll workers from direct employees to those in the gig economy would be eligible for sick pay, holiday, parental leave and the minimum...

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Labour to urge HMRC to investigate Sports Direct pay levels

Move comes after Guardian inquiry suggests firm may be paying below minimum wage Have working conditions improved at Sports Direct warehouse?Labour’s frontbench is to ask HMRC to investigate pay levels at Sports Direct,...

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