Labour outlines plan to replace Universal Credit to help tackle in-work poverty
Jonathan Reynolds has outlined the Labour proposal to replace Universal Credit with a fairer welfare system allowing low-paid…
Employment
Labour knows the value of work and what working people need to succeed
As we emerge out of this pandemic, our central challenge must be to end the inequalities so cruelly…
Starmer demands “real action” as data shows 75,000 green jobs lost under Tories
Keir Starmer has called for “real action” and renewed his party’s demand for the government to provide rapid…
Labour should borrow more than John Smith’s charter for employment rights
Listening last week to our Shadow Employment Rights Secretary, Andy McDonald, setting out the party’s vision on workers’…
Bring forward employment bill to deliver flexible working, Rayner tells Sunak
Angela Rayner has called on the government to bring forward its promised employment bill to enshrine the right…
Labour’s political strategy: age, assets and the politics of work
The victory in the Batley and Spen by-election bought the Labour Party some welcome breathing space. But what…
Millions working without employment protections, Labour analysis finds
Analysis published by the Labour Party has found that millions of people across the country are working without…
What is the ‘right to disconnect’ and why do we need it?
UK employees have long been subject to a notorious ‘long-hours culture’. In 2019, UK workers were already working…
Rayner: Labour will make flexible working “force for good” to benefit all
Angela Rayner has declared that Labour will “fundamentally change working practices for the better” and “make flexible working…
Labour announces plan to create single ‘worker’ status with rights from day one
Labour has announced plans to give people security in employment with the creation of a single ‘worker’ status,…
