647,000 ‘festive workers’ across UK do not get statutory sick pay, TUC warns
Analysis by the TUC has found that 647,000 workers in the hospitality, retail, arts and entertainment sectors –…
Work
How do we create meaningful work that promotes health and wellbeing?
The pandemic has thrust how, and why, we work into the spotlight as never before. Many of us…
Labour to use ‘fair pay agreements’ to deliver new deal for working people
Angela Rayner is expected to open Labour conference with an announcement that the party will use ‘fair pay…
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…
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…
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,…
It’s time the government moved from lofty climate change ambitions to action
Achieving net zero, whether by 2050 or hopefully sooner, will require a huge amount of change. How we…
Labour’s mission is not just to create jobs, but to ensure good work for all
As we emerge out of this pandemic and look towards economic recovery, it is clear that we cannot…
Extend furlough scheme to save jobs, TUC tells Rishi Sunak
The TUC has urged Rishi Sunak to urgently extend the furlough scheme amid rising unemployment as “millions of…
