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  • Tuesday, 12 April, 2022
    Trade unions
    Frances O’Grady to retire as general secretary of UK’s Trades Union Congress

    First woman to lead the movement reversed long-term decline in membership during her decade-long tenure

  • Thursday, 30 December, 2021
    UK employment
    UK risks going ‘backwards’ on workplace rights, unions warn

    TUC urges ministers to guarantee worker protections in reviews of post-Brexit law as ‘cost of living storm’ looms

  • Friday, 5 November, 2021
    UK employment
    Gig economy workforce hits 4.5m in England and Wales

    New research found number of adults using online platforms to find work trebled in five years

  • Sunday, 12 September, 2021
    Covid-19 vaccines
    Unison chief lambasts mandatory Covid jabs plan for NHS workers in England

    Christina McAnea says government’s ‘heavy-handed’ approach poses threat to health sector

  • Wednesday, 8 September, 2021
    Trade unions
    TUC warns on Covid ‘chasm’ between low paid and higher earners

    Frances O’Grady calls for extension of income support schemes and more security for workers

  • Thursday, 24 June, 2021
    UK Inequality
    UK ethnic pay gap needs mandatory reporting, say business and unions

    Compulsory disclosure is ‘obvious first step’ towards greater racial equality at work

  • Thursday, 25 March, 2021
    Artificial intelligence
    UK trade unions call for legal curbs on AI in workplace

    Protections needed to prevent hiring and firing by algorithm as automation accelerates

  • Wednesday, 20 January, 2021
    UK employment
    Black and minority ethnic workers hit harder by Covid job losses

    TUC analysis show big disparities in the worst-affected sectors of the UK economy

  • Tuesday, 5 January, 2021
    Coronavirus pandemic
    More infectious Covid variant forces review of UK workplace guidance

    B.1.1.7 virus is estimated to be between 60 and 70 per cent more transmissible

  • Monday, 28 September, 2020
    Robert Shrimsley
    Rishi Sunak leads the Tories back to tough love

    UK chancellor’s return to economic orthodoxy makes him a darling of lockdown sceptics

  • Wednesday, 23 September, 2020
    UK employment
    UK employers urged to ‘exhaust all alternatives’ before cutting jobs

    CBI, TUC and Acas issue joint warning as chancellor weighs new rescue package

  • Wednesday, 9 September, 2020
    UK employment
    UK needs successor to jobs scheme, says union leader

    Frances O’Grady warns of possible mass unemployment without further government support

  • Wednesday, 13 May, 2020
    UK employment
    Safe return to work will take time, warn UK unions and employers

    Fears over risks borne by blue-collar workers and ethnic groups and over ‘grey areas’ on PPE and enforcement

  • Monday, 4 May, 2020
    UK business & economy
    Boris Johnson’s ‘back to work’ plan puts UK business and unions at odds

    Employers and workers anxious over safety and legal risks of returning during coronavirus

  • Sunday, 3 May, 2020
    UK business & economy
    Draft rules laid out for UK workplaces to ease lockdown

    Staggering of shifts, curtailment of hot desking and lifts kept half-empty among proposed new coronavirus guidelines

  • Wednesday, 11 September, 2019
    News in-depthTrade unions
    Unions maintain delicate Brexit balance in parallel political world

    Corbyn’s supportive attitude lifts TUC as it papers over EU cracks and focuses on bread-and-butter issues

  • Tuesday, 10 September, 2019
    Labour Party UK
    Jeremy Corbyn promises ‘biggest ever’ extension of workers’ rights

    Party leader says he will set up new enforcement agency if Labour wins general election

  • Tuesday, 3 September, 2019
    Work & Careers
    How London’s Old Vic speaks up for staff protection

    Theatre’s innovative programme comes after allegations of ‘inappropriate behaviour’ by Kevin Spacey

  • Thursday, 21 March, 2019
    Brexit
    CBI and TUC unite to warn of national emergency over Brexit

    Union and business leaders jointly call on Theresa May to avoid no-deal departure

  • Tuesday, 5 February, 2019
    Pensions
    UK regulator urges tough regime for new pension superfunds

    Insurers and unions fear new funds will reduce protection for scheme members

  • Wednesday, 21 November, 2018
    Sarah O'Connor
    Trade unions seek role in age of automation

    Digital transformation is both an opportunity and a threat

  • Wednesday, 12 September, 2018
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    John McDonnell’s radical plans for the British jobs market

    Labour risks alienating employers with efforts to tackle insecurity

  • Tuesday, 11 September, 2018
    News in-depthZero-hours contracts
    Labour’s zero-hours contract policy is rooted in the personal

    John McDonnell’s father and grandfather were casual workers at Liverpool docks

  • Tuesday, 11 September, 2018
    Gig economy
    Labour shrugs off business concern to vow new rights for workers

    Shadow chancellor John McDonnell takes on insecure working practices and low wages

  • Monday, 10 September, 2018
    Trade unions
    Labour plans for ‘worker-owners’ attacked by business groups

    John McDonnell wants to force companies to pay share of profits into ‘employee funds’

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