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July 30, 2019

Workers need stronger rights, not a no-deal Brexit, says TUC

The TUC says that under a no-deal Brexit Britain’s insecure work crisis would mushroom, with vital workplace protections no longer guaranteed for any worker.
April 25, 2019

Universal credit to hit 1.9 million by over £1,000 per year, says IFS

The biggest losses experienced are mostly down to a small number of specific choices the government has made about universal credit’s design, says the Institute for FiscalStudies.
April 7, 2019

TUC calls for overhaul of shared parental leave

Only one per cent of new parents eligible to take shared parental leave did so last year.
October 29, 2018

The Budget didn't even scratch the surface of Universal Credit's problems

People responsible for designing and implementing Universal Credit, like Iain Duncan Smith and
August 1, 2018

Bogus self-employment has risen again in construction industry, union says

Union says the government’s crack down on bogus self-employment has failed.
April 23, 2018

Top 10% handed 40% of pension tax relief, warns RSA

The RSA is urging the government to reform "deeply regressive" pension tax relief.
August 18, 2017

More than half self-employed not earning decent living, says NEF

More than half of all self-employed people are failing to earn a decent living, according to new research by the New Economics Foundation.
June 19, 2017

Quarter of new fathers miss out on paternity leave and pay, says TUC

One in four men who became fathers in 2016 did not qualify for paternity leave or pay, according to new TUC analysis published yesterday.
June 14, 2017

Some employers misleading workers over rights, says Citizens Advice
- Citizens Advice has compiled a list of ten things employers say to workers to mislead them about their rights.
April 27, 2017

TUC warns on growth in insecure employment

Analysis from the TUC, forming part of a series showing what the British economy will look like in 2022 if current trends continue unchecked, finds that by the start of 2022, 3.5 million people could be in insecure work such as zero-hours contracts, temp or agency work, and low-paid self-employment.