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Sandwell Council has become the first employer to sign up to GMB’s ‘Work to Stop Domestic Violence’ charter.
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New survey reveals people in South West happy to tip 20% of the bill, whilst one in seven in the North East never tip.
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The campaign is calling on the Government to strengthen workers’ rights by introducing a minimum wage rate of at least £10 per hour for all workers, an end to zero-hours contracts and a minimum contract of 16 hours per week for everyone who wants one.
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A new parliamentary group that brings together MPs from different political parties to look at social care, has been launched in Westminster.
The first task for the All Party Parliamentary Group on Social Care (APPG Social Care) will be to hold an inquiry into the care system, funding and state of staffing in the sector.
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The Trades Union Congress and GMB trade union have launched a Reasonable Adjustments Passport that will help 95,000 people with disabilities in the South West who fall out of work or switch employers each year.
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Workers who speak English as a second language will be able to access help and information in their own language thanks to a new accessibility tool
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Unite the union say workers are being denied direct employment and forced to operate via exploitative payroll and umbrella companies.
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Older people are campaigning to save their free TV licences because so many of them have a disability or very little money
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Rolls-Royce to provide free sanitary products in toilets across its operations in 50 countries.
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The union said the new contract would allow staff to prove a continuous source of income, which is important for securing a mortgage or when renting.
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