The TUC has published new guidance on how to get an employer to agree to give union reps paid time off work to trainRead more…
Why you could be waiting till your 70s for a state pension
The UK state pension age is already on the rise – now the IMF thinks people might have to work into their 70s before retiringRead more…
Minimum wage boost for seafarers should inspire other workers
General secretary of Nautilus International Mark Dickinson on the Fair Pay at Sea campaign to increase the global minimum wage for ships’ crewsRead more…
Our education system is in crisis, the government must listen to our teachers if it is to be saved
The Government insists that school funding has been protected and is at an all-time high. But this is simply not true. In fact, £2.8bn has been cut from school budgets since 2015, in real terms,…Read more…
Beating the commuter blues
Rather than giving in to the commuting blues, more employers should set about starting to solve this problem. Those who do will be on their way to becoming employers of choice and will reap the…Read more…
Are we ready for ‘Artificial Empathy’?
New technologies can offer social possibilities as well business ones, but only if workers are given a voice in how they’re developedRead more…
"I'm a person, not a number" – why microchipping staff is a sinister step too far
We’d like to hear what security concerns could possibly justify implanting staff with microchipsRead more…
New stress toolkit a good starting point for tackling workplace stress
A new Health and Safety Executive toolkit on dealing with workplace stress could prove useful, but it shouldn’t be seen as the solution to preventing stressRead more…
How to be a great trans ally
Trade unionists have always been allies to the most oppressed in society, which is why being a trans ally is so central to our movementRead more…
Brexit and EU citizens – why ministers are playing poker with people's lives
With less than 6 months to go, 3.5 million EEA citizens in the UK still don’t know what will happen to their rights after BrexitRead more…
Three reasons why CDC pensions could mean a better retirement for workers
Thanks to the CWU union, the government has published plans for a new pension scheme that could mean more working people get the security in retirement they deserveRead more…
The Chancellor finally admits austerity was a political choice
Philip Hammond now agrees that getting the economy growing is the best way to repair the public finances. What took him so long?Read more…
Five reasons why young workers are getting a raw deal
In the first week of Young Workers Month, we take a look at why so many young people are have a tough time at workRead more…
Budget 2018 – Why austerity is here to stay
The Chancellor wants you to think that yesterday’s Budget was good for working people. It wasn’t.Read more…
Five reasons why austerity is going nowhere
Last week we set five tests for the government to prove that austerity was “over”. Today’s Budget failed them all.Read more…
Spare a thought for the millions of night workers who won't get a lie-in when the clocks go back
We all depend on Britain’s night workforce, so let’s ensure they have good rights and protections at workRead more…
Diesel exhaust is a major workplace killer – we need action now
Diesel exhaust is one of the biggest workplace killers, yet British health and safety regulations don’t recognise it as a carcinogen.Read more…
Austerity won’t be over until…our public services get the funding they need
The Chancellor has his work cut out to show that there’s “light at the end of the tunnel” for our cash-strapped public servicesRead more…
Five takeaways from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings
The most authoritative assessment of pay in the UK confirms Britain’s pay squeeze isn’t over yetRead more…
Fifty years after the Race Relations Act, racial discrimination is still rife
On the 50th anniversary of the Race Relations Act, BME workers still face huge problems in UK societyRead more…