employees

October 25, 2020

NAO report on Coronavirus employment support schemes

There is considerable risk that some employers committed furlough fraud by keeping employees working in lockdown, or by claiming payments and not passing them on to employees in full.
April 27, 2020

Key workers’ hourly wages 8% lower on average than other employees

Compared to similar workers in non-key occupations, the average key worker earns around nine per cent less per hour.
April 26, 2020

Tax experts publish 5-step test for COVID-19 business bailouts

The Tax Justice Network has published a 'bail or bailout' test to prevent public money ending up in corporate tax havens, and to ensure tax transparency from bailout recipients into the future.
January 9, 2020

Stronger enforcement needed as minimum wage underpayment grows

Non-compliance has been increasing, with over one in four workers aged 25+ reportedly under-paid last year.
October 5, 2019

One in 10 women don’t earn enough to qualify for sick pay, TUC analysis reveals

Analysis shows that 1.4 million women employees earn less than £118 a week – the qualifying threshold for statutory sick pay.
August 27, 2019

Apprenticeship reforms must deliver career routes for new starters

Analysis suggests that businesses are offering higher-level apprenticeships to established employees, rather than using them as a potential route in for new starters.
August 23, 2019

Research finds charity staff highly skilled but raises questions on diversity

Charities are employing highly qualified staff but this may be at the cost of excluding people who face greater barriers to education and experience, new research suggests.
June 27, 2019

New alliance calls for law to make employers prevent sexual harassment

'This Is Not Working’, an alliance of more than 20 unions, charities and women’s rights organisations, has launched a petition calling for a new law to make employers prevent sexual harassment in their workplaces
May 25, 2019

Newport City Council signs up to TUC 'Dying to Work' charter

The Leader of Newport City Council has signed a document committing the council to the TUC’s Dying to Work charter. This highlights the council’s commitment to supporting employees with a terminal illness to stay in their job for as long as they want to.
May 17, 2019

National Audit Office report on managing the BBC's pay bill

The BBC needs to ensure it has stronger oversight of its costs at the top of the organisation according to a new report by the National Audit Office.

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