‘Equal pay generation’ of female workers abandoned by Tories, says Anneliese Dodds, who commissioned researchThe so-called equal pay generation of female workers born near the passing of the 1970 Equal Pay Act are...
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...
Read MoreSacking of nearly 800 crew in favour of low-paid agency workers in March led to calls for loopholes to be closed in seafarers’ wages billThe Trades Union Congress has urged the government to make crucial changes to...
Read MoreTUC and Unison say government is not negotiating in good faith, while PM accuses union leaders of being ‘unreasonable’Union leaders have told ministers to stop “hiding behind” pay review bodies in winter...
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”...
Read MoreFrances O’Grady says YouGov survey shows key workers who got UK through Covid face more ‘pay misery’Nearly 2 million public sector workers could be close to quitting over poor pay, their representatives have...
Read MoreLeaders tell TUC congress they stand ready to coordinate action, although there are no calls for a general strikeTrade union leaders are warning of a wave of synchronised strikes this winter, with a civil service union saying...
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”...
Read MoreTUC calls on Department for Work and Pensions to make move to help workers access key benefitsMinisters should urgently classify Covid-19 as an occupational disease to prompt employers to reduce the risk of exposure and help...
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