Peers say protections have been undermined by three immigration acts passed by the previous governmentLabour should restore protections for victims of modern slavery, which have been undermined by recent Tory immigration laws, a...
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Read MoreExclusive: Ex-TUC chief Frances O’Grady to lead review amid concerns it is taking too long to eliminate gapUK politics live – latest news updatesLabour is launching a review of the gender pay gap to help the party...
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Read MoreAs she steps down, outgoing TUC general secretary says female workers’ jobs are undervaluedThis winter’s wave of strike action will be powered by “a generation of women who are saying enough is enough”...
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Read MoreThe chancellor sparked alarm among trade union leaders by promising ‘very difficult decisions’ for government budgetsHealth chiefs, public sector unions and teaching leaders expressed horror on Saturday after the new...
Read MoreGovernment says change would apply to all new regulations and it would look to raise in threshold in futureMinisters are seeking to exempt firms with up to 500 staff from new regulations, with unions warning that they could soon...
Read MoreFrontrunner to become next PM reportedly considering review of protections including 48-hour working weekTrade unions have called for Liz Truss to “come clean” on her plans for workers rights should she become prime...
Read MoreTUC’s Frances O’Grady says employees need a pay rise not a lecture on working harderThe unions’ leader has responded with anger to Liz Truss’s comments that British workers needed “more graft”...
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