employees

September 16, 2018

New research finds legislation on increasing flexible working has failed

Legislation giving employees the right to request flexible working has failed to increase take-up, new research shows.
September 11, 2018

Unite calls for criminal investigations into Carillion collapse

The union has called for an immediate criminal investigation into the key individuals involved in the collapse of Carillion.
August 27, 2018

Lloyds Banking Group latest employer to sign TUC’s Dying to Work Charter

Lloyds Banking Group is the latest employer to sign up to the Dying to Work Voluntary Charter, which is seeking greater security for employees living with a terminal illness.
July 28, 2018

One in 12 workers not getting legal holiday entitlement, warns TUC

New TUC analysis reveals that one in 12 UK workers are not getting their legal holiday entitlement.
July 9, 2018

Credit unions launch 'Work Not Worry' campaign

'Work Not Worry' campaign will encourage employers to set up a partnership with their local credit union.
June 27, 2018

Hermes couriers succeed in their claim that they are workers

Employment Tribunal finds that a group of Hermes couriers were entitled to receive the National Minimum Wage and holiday pay.
June 14, 2018

Victory for gig economy workers' rights

Workers in the ‘gig economy’ are set to benefit from a Supreme Court ruling on workers’ rights to holiday pay and other benefits.
April 4, 2018

Gender pay gap reporting is a game changer, says Fawcett Society

The Fawcett Society says gender pay gap reporting means employers now have nowhere to hide, and should seize the opportunity it represents, rather than trying to hide or massage their figures.
December 22, 2017

Agency workers lose £400m in 2017 due to lack of parity with employee peers

The agency workforce is losing out on £400 million a year because they are paid less than their employee equivalents, new analysis by the Resolution Foundation has shown.
January 2, 2017

'New bargain' needed for working people says TUC General Secretary

In her New Year message, the TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady has called for a “new bargain” for working people that gives them better protection at work and a fairer share of Britain’s success.