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Nancy Platts
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Global unions have launched a practical toolkit to enable workers to assert their rights to a world of work free from violence and harassment.
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UK Government announces plans for a ‘one stop shop’ to tackle modern slavery, enforce the minimum wage and protect agency workers.
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Louise Akers
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Work-life balance charity Working Families has announced the shortlist for its 2021 Best Practice Awards.
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Nancy Platts
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A new poll commissioned by the TUC shows that more than eight in ten working people want everyone to have the same basic rights at work. The poll of 2,523 working people, conducted by GQR Research, shows huge appetite among Britain’s workforce for banning zero-hours contracts that trap people in poverty and giving staff 28 […]
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Unite the union has called on MPs to investigate the treatment of migrant workers by multinational hotel chains.
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Simon Francis
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Disabled employees working from home during lockdown say they’ve been more productive and took fewer days off sick than when they were doing their jobs in the office, according to a new survey.
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Simon Francis
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A leading trade union has called for it to be given a role in helping low paid workers help themselves.
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Simon Francis
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Porters, care workers, security staff and parking wardens are at greater risk of physical and verbal attack, injury or illness, because they work alone for long periods, says UNISON as it launches the first union gig economy safety guide.
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Simon Francis
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Night shift workers should be provided with free Vitamin D by bosses to keep them healthy, a leading trade union has said.
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UNISON members are celebrating after claiming victory in a dispute with Birmingham City Council over plans to make ‘indefensible’ cuts to the hours of low paid care staff.
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