Women more than twice as likely as men to miss out on statutory sick pay

Women are more than twice as likely as men to miss out on statutory sick pay, according to new analysis published today (Thursday) by the…

TUC: Unions “won’t rest” until draconian anti-strike laws are repealed

The TUC has today (Wednesday) said unions “won’t rest” until the “draconian” anti-strike laws are repealed. The union body warns the fight against the legislation…

New Partnership Means New Opportunities for Young People

A special event has been held at Port Vale Football Club to celebrate a new partnership between the club and Stoke on Trent College. The…

TUC – The Conservatives are presiding over the worst period of economic growth since the 1920s

The Conservatives have presided over the worst two periods for economic growth since the 1920s, according to new analysis published by the TUC today (Tuesday).…

Labour’s New Deal would be a “gamechanger” for productivity and “boost growth”, TUC head tells CBI

The TUC general secretary will call on good employers to “embrace Labour’s economic reset” and “work with unions” to deliver economic growth Labour’s New Deal…

TUC leader – The Conservatives have “broken Britain”

TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak will accuse the Conservatives today (Monday) of having “broken Britain”. In his first speech to TUC Congress as head of…

New TUC poll: 2 in 3 young women have experienced sexual harassment, bullying or verbal abuse at work

Three in five (58%) women – and almost two-thirds (62%) of women aged between 25 and 34 – say they have experienced sexual harassment, bullying…

1 in 5 workers’ right to strike at risk because of the government’s anti-strikes bill

The TUC has today (Tuesday) warned that the right to strike of a massive 1 in 5 workers in Britain is at risk because of…

“Dire” Conservative record on workplace racism will “only get worse” unless ministers drop damaging Bills, TUC warns

The Conservatives’ “dire” record on tackling racism at work will only get worse unless the government drops the damaging Strike Bill and Retained EU Law…

Nearly two-fifths of public sector workers have taken steps to leave their profession or actively considering it – TUC poll reveals

Nearly two-fifths of public sector workers (38%) have already taken steps to leave their profession to get a job in another field, or are actively…

TUC: Women 7 times more likely than men to be out of work due to caring commitments

Women are around seven times more likely than men to be out of the labour market due to caring commitments, according to a new analysis…

Gender pay gap means women work for free for two months of the year

The average woman in paid employment effectively works for free for nearly two months of the year compared to the average man in paid employment,…

Independent watchdog slams government assessment of Strikes Bill as “not fit for purpose”

A government-appointed body has today (Monday) given the government’s impact assessment for its Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill the red card, and said it is…

Unions in France, Germany, Italy and Spain condemn UK government attack on the right to strike

Unions representing more than 20 million workers in France, Germany, Spain and Italy have today joined forces to slam the UK government’s attack on the…

TUC slams "full-frontal assault” on the right to strike as ministers “steamroller” strikes bill through Commons

Rishi Sunak’s government has launched a “full-frontal assault” on the right to strike, the TUC has today said – as the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels)…

TUC welcomes civil liberties’ groups condemnation of ministers’ attack on the right to strike

The TUC has today (Monday) welcomed an open letter penned by 50 civil liberties organisations and rights groups slamming the government’s new anti-strikes bill as…

Government criticised by Biden administration and international watchdog over anti-strike plans

The TUC today (Wednesday) welcomed interventions from the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the Biden administration against the government’s new anti-strikes Bill. The ILO –…

Conservatives taking a “wrecking ball” to hard-won workers’ rights, warns TUC

The Conservatives are set to take a wrecking ball to hard-won workers’ rights, the TUC has today warned (Wednesday), as the union body calls on…

TUC to hold national ‘protect the right to strike’ day on February 1

The TUC will hold a national ‘protect the right to strike’ day on Wednesday 1 February. The announcement comes following a meeting of trade union…

TUC warns wave of strike action will continue in 2023 unless ministers come back to the table for “meaningful talks”

Following a meeting of unions today (Monday), the TUC has warned the wave of strike action Britain is experiencing will continue into 2023 unless the…

LGBT+ employees being prevented from reaching senior management, according to new research

The research comes as INvolve, the consultancy and global network for diversity, equity and inclusion in business, releases its annual Outstanding LGBT+ Role Model Lists…

1 in 3 key workers in the public sector have taken steps to leave their profession or are actively considering it

Around 1.8 million public sector workers could be seriously thinking about quitting Union body warns of “mass exodus” of staff without decent pay rises for…

TUC – Real wages worth over £60 a month less than in 2008

New ONS ASHE figures reveal huge earnings slump since the financial crash Average worker would be £180 a week better off had pay increased at…

Government risks voter backlash if it follows through with plans to rip up key workers’ rights, TUC warns

The TUC has on Sunday issued a stark warning to the Conservative government that it will face a “significant” voter backlash if it follows through…

Unions launch legal challenge against government’s “strike-breaking” agency worker regulations

Eleven trade unions, coordinated by the TUC and represented by Thompsons Solicitors LLP, today (Wednesday) began legal proceedings to protect the right to strike. The…