Automatic enrolment has quite rightly be hailed as a success but urgent action needs to be taken to bring more low earners into the pensions system and ensure those who are auto-enrolled are building…Read more…
A new exhibition makes the case against the Private Finance Initiatives
Private Finance Initiatives have received a bad rap recently. And rightly so.Read more…
Barriers young BME workers face in the labour market
Young BME workers face multiple barriers in the labour marketRead more…
Boosting workers’ voice can make the everyday economy work better for everyone
700,000 reasons to keep the state pension triple lock
So this is Brexit: passports contract taken off unionised British firm
This is exactly the sort of Brexit that some hard-right politicians have been after all along.Read more…
When I see a promise from the government to help disabled people, I question it
DWP had underpaid approximately 700,000 disabled people since 2011 and owed around £340,000,000. They have promised to make repayments, but when I see a promise from the government to help disabled…Read more…
Real wages far below where they were before the recession.
According to the ONS statistics, the average worker is now bringing home about £15 less each week than they were before the financial crisis. This adds up to just under £800 across a year.Read more…
If Theresa May is serious about tackling racial inequality – it needs to be more than a £90m promise
PM announces £90 million programme to help tackle inequalities in youth unemployment highlighted by the Race Disparity Audit’s website.Read more…
Shining a spotlight on structural racism in Britain today
Today is the UN’s International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.Read more…
The government’s benefit uprating policy is hitting the poorest families hard
Tampering with uprating mechanisms to reduce the value of benefits was a political decision taken in 2010 to slash the welfare budget.Read more…
Pensioners’ relief as government sees sense on RPI, with hopeful signs of wider U-turn on statistics
Inflation measurement has hit the headlines again.Read more…
Pensions White Paper: bullets dodged but opportunities missed
Inadequate pensions, expensive pensions, pensions going to the lifeboat scheme: there is a long list of hot topics in UK retirement provision. But today’s long-awaited Defined Benefit White Paper is…Read more…
Collective pensions are moving rapidly from Marmite to mainstream
Is Mental Health First Aid the answer? Depends on the question.
A lot of employers are introducing “Mental Health First Aid” (MHFA) training in the workplace. This involves trained Mental Health First Aiders, operating in a similar way to standard First Aiders.Read more…
The Chancellor offered no light at the end of the tunnel for working people
Today we are asked to celebrate almost non-existent improvements in the public budget.Read more…
Introducing the new ISO45001 safety standards
Over the past few years, the TUC, along with the European and International Trade Union Confederations, has campaigned against a proposed new standards for health and safety management systems.Read more…
Q. If the books are balanced, why are the government cutting public services for five more years?
A. Because austerity has failed.Read more…
Sexual harassment at work is violence against women – let's put a stop to it
What better way to celebrate International Women’s Day than committing to end violence and harassment in work, in Britain and across the world?Read more…
International Women’s Day: What will it take to close the gender pay gap?
It’s International Women’s Day – a day to celebrate the many achievements of women as well as highlight the inequalities women continue to face in the workplace and society.Read more…