We hear of record employment – but workers tell a different story
We are constantly bombarded with a narrative about the UK labour market that extols its successes. Month after…
Employment
Universal basic income won’t solve the problem of automation
If you flip over your Labour Party membership card, printed on the back is Labour’s defining mission, as…
Taylor review got it wrong — Corbyn must clear up confusion in the gig economy
The Taylor Review may have been written by the former head of Tony Blair’s Downing Street policy unit…
Corbyn could tackle gig economy abuses by letting workers build up rights over a year
The problem with the Taylor report is that it fails to address the wider economic impact on the…
Len McCluskey: As the Tories press on with brutal austerity, the crisis in our public services can no longer be contained
The omens ahead of tomorrow’s Budget are not good. Last week the business select committee warned that the…
Stephen Timms: Jobs plan shows Tories have betrayed disabled people once again
On Monday the government published Improving Lives, its long awaited work, health and disability green paper. It makes big…
Len McCluskey: Britain voted for change – now we must defend working people while the Tories duck questions on Brexit
Four months after the vote, the only thing we know for sure is what we knew on the…
Richard Burgon: A Labour Government will abolish unjust employment tribunal fees
Labour is looking ahead to policies that will win the next election and it is clear that the…
Corbyn calms Remain nerves with punchy TV plea to shun Brexit and protect the environment
There was no fake fur coat on this occasion and no Bentley. There was, however, another young crowd…
TUC boss attacks Brexit “fibbers and fakes” over claims of NHS cash boost
Leave campaigners are “fibbers, fakes and phonies” when they claim the NHS would benefit from a vote for…
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