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14 Nov 2012

Official policy on disability work tests is to deny reality

The former UK minister for employment Chris Grayling was adamant that he was "unreservedly and implacably opposed to a real world test" when it comes to assessing people with disabilities and serious illnesses in terms of their fitness for work and eligibility for benefits. That position remains unchanged.
19 Sep 2012

Part-time work and self-employment replacing full-time jobs for women

According to the TUC's latest economic report, many of the recent increases in women's employment levels are in self-employment and involuntary part-time work.
12 Sep 2012

Austerity creates a tough climate for union negotiators

Austerity and the poor state of the economy has created a tough climate for union negotiators, according to the TUC Equality Audit.
2 Sep 2012

Disability and poor health are preventing older people from working

Disability and poor health are preventing some 500,000 people approaching retirement age from working, according to Trades Union Congress analysis.
28 Aug 2012

Tough employment outlook faces young people

Young people finishing school, college or university this summer are facing the toughest outlook since 1994, according to a TUC analysis.
22 Aug 2012

Tory 'rising stars' and the realities of working lives

Walk wide of people with a book to sell. This may be interpreted as an unwise remark coming from a writer, but the recent comments from five 'rising stars' of the Tory party who are promoting their book 'Britannia in Chains' is a reminder that literary self-interest can be as ugly as any other variety.
22 Jul 2012

The 'Olympishambles' and immoral attitudes towards employment

As anger and contempt at the 'Olympishambles' and for G4S' astoundingly hapless CEO fill columns and airwaves, little attention is being paid to the light this débâcle has shed on the callous and amoral attitudes towards employment which are taking root in our culture.
3 Mar 2012

Public sector jobs disappearing in droves, survey confirms

The latest public sector jobs figures published by the Office for National Statistics make grim reading for those concerned with sustainable employment.
2 Mar 2012

Is making staff work on Sundays discriminatory?

In February 2012, an employment tribunal in England ruled that it was acceptable for a Christian worker to lose her job for refusing to work on Sundays. Savi Hensman explores the complex issues behind this case.
24 Feb 2012

Welfare benefits: work till you drop, literally?

Plans to make even seriously ill or disabled people work without pay, or risk having their benefits cut, have met with wide criticism. There will be no time limits on such work placements, to be introduced when the Welfare Reform Bill has been passed by the UK Parliament.

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