‘How Labour could fix Britain’s punitive, ineffective Jobcentre system’
Jobcentres could be, and should be, a place people turn to for support. They should be a ‘labour…
Employment
Has Labour watered down plans to boost union rights via sector bargaining?
Labour has suggested that one of its most radical policies to empower trade unions through new sector-wide collective…
Ashworth slams government over “abject failure” to support people into work
Jonathan Ashworth has condemned the government’s “abject failure” to support people back to work after it was revealed…
Labour urges MPs to back welfare reform plan as over-50s economic inactivity rises
Jonathan Ashworth has urged MPs to back Labour’s plan to reform job support after analysis revealed that economic…
Labour must form a coherent approach to promoting women and girls in tech
Fewer than one in five people in Britain’s tech industry are women. I am one of them. We…
Wales needs a partner in the UK government – not an estranged rival
As the Welsh government’s economy minister, my focus is on securing better jobs and narrowing the skills divide…
Unions launch legal challenge against government’s strike-breaking legislation
11 trade unions have launched a joint legal challenge after ministers made controversial changes to regulations earlier this…
Extract: How construction workers use a Facebook group to set their own terms
“If you try to underpay you just get annihilated in the comments. You have to delete the post”…
Why I have launched the West of England good employment charter
Workers’ rights? They’re cracking. Up and down the country Labour metro mayors are showing that Labour in power…
We need empowered unions and strong protections, not tinkering from ministers
The government, you will be pleased to hear, has launched a scheme to tackle the cost-of-living crisis. It…
