A new jobs strategy from the club of developed nations recognises the importance of collective bargaining to delivering better workRead more…
Why a light touch approach to the disability pay gap fails disabled workers
Voluntary reporting on pay gaps often ends in disaster – we need mandatory reporting now.Read more…
Brexit is making everyone poorer – except the rich
While Tory Brexiteers scramble to get their millions out of the UK before we leave the EU, workers are already counting the cost from years of economic uncertaintyRead more…
Bullying, harassment and abuse at work – why the law needs to change
New TUC research shows over half of workers have experienced some form of harassment from the public while going about their jobs – and young workers are especially affectedRead more…
Time to end the injustice of unpaid trial shifts
Without strong enforcement, new government guidance on unpaid work trials won’t be worth the paper it’s written onRead more…
Government cladding ban ignores most workplaces
It makes no sense that developers will still be able to build office blocks, stadiums, concert halls and private schools with combustible claddingRead more…
Violence against women in the workplace – time for employers to wake up
On UN Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, we’re clear that employers and the government need to do much more to tackle violence against women at workRead more…
Why Mrs May's Brexit deal threatens your rights at work
We can’t support a deal that puts paid holidays, time off for working mums and dads, and equal pay for women at riskRead more…
Time off for union training – what's the secret?
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…