Comment ‘Employment Rights Bill must go further to reform disgraceful sick pay system’ At £116.75 a week – just 17% of the average weekly wage – the UK’s Statutory Sick Pay… Imran Hussain 10th March, 2025, 1:43 pm
News Rayner: Labour has not “watered down” plans to strengthen workers’ rights Angela Rayner has pushed back following reports that Labour has “watered down” plans to strengthen workers’ rights, arguing… Katie Neame 18th August, 2023, 11:45 am
Comment Unions are the people’s champion, not the enemy within – MPs must back them today The minimum service levels bill is being debated in the House of Commons today and the TUC has called… Maria Exall 22nd May, 2023, 12:19 pm
News Majority of companies on four-day week trial extend changes to working hours The vast majority of companies involved in a six-month four-day working week trial have chosen to continue with… Morgan Jones 21st February, 2023, 6:33 pm
Comment Stronger unions mean stronger rights at work. I urge everyone to join today As the government continues to push through its minimum service levels bill, representing a blatant attack on the… Justin Madders 17th February, 2023, 3:00 pm
Comment Backing transformative change in the workplace is a winning issue for Labour Our trade union movement is being renewed before our eyes. We are witnessing the biggest and most varied… Maria Exall 15th February, 2023, 5:52 pm
News TUC says Tories overseen insecure work “explosion” as zero-hours contracts soar TUC general secretary Paul Nowak has accused the government of overseeing a “huge explosion in insecure jobs” after… Katie Neame 14th February, 2023, 12:44 pm
Comment We will legislate to protect gig economy workers and end the race to the bottom A wonder of the modern age is that almost any item imaginable can be ordered to arrive at… Justin Madders 19th October, 2022, 10:00 am
Comment A Labour government will make Britain work for working people While the Tories attack working people and force them to pick up the bill for their cost-of-living crisis,… Angela Rayner 18th October, 2022, 10:00 am
Comment “Good work, good wages. A fairer, greener future” – Reynolds’ speech Below is the full text of the speech delivered to the Labour Party conference by Shadow Business Secretary… Jonathan Reynolds 26th September, 2022, 12:37 pm