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Employment rights and unions under fire

Apr 13, 2015By workSMART workblog

The last few years have put the work rights of ordinary people in the UK under real threat. We’ve seen cuts in maternity leave rights, slashed protection from unfair dismissals, and new up…Read more…

Apr 13, 2015workSMART workblog

Shared Parental Leave: baby steps towards more flexible childcare

Apr 9, 2015By workSMART workblog

Shared parental leave rules designed to help new parents and adopters balance work and caring responsibilities came into effect on Sunday (5 April). But how much difference will they really make?…Read more…

Apr 9, 2015workSMART workblog

Give me a break! Annual leave in a nutshell

Mar 31, 2015By workSMART workblog

Now the clocks have gone forward, and we’re officially in British Summer Time, you might be starting to think about booking a well-earned holiday. Read on to help ensure your plans for a getaway fly….Read more…

Mar 31, 2015workSMART workblog

Don’t let social media cost you your job

Mar 27, 2015By workSMART workblog

Posting ill-judged comments about your company or colleagues online could easily cost you your job – whether it’s during work hours or not. Here’s some advice on how to stay on happy terms with your…Read more…

Mar 27, 2015workSMART workblog

Join the fight for fairer care

Mar 25, 2015By workSMART workblog

Poorly paid careworkers are routinely faced with a choice they shouldn’t have to make: work overtime for free or leave vulnerable clients without the basic care they need and deserve. The UK care…Read more…

Mar 25, 2015workSMART workblog

Because you’re worth it: how to ask for a pay rise

Mar 22, 2015By workSMART workblog

As well as more money in your pocket, a pay rise can also give you confidence, and an increased sense of pride and enjoyment in your work. But getting one is easier said than done. Here are five tips…Read more…

Mar 22, 2015workSMART workblog

Seven habits of highly successful jobhunters

Mar 19, 2015By workSMART workblog

Seven handy hints to improve your chances of preparing a successful job application and impressing at interview. Under pressure, kept late after work, probably not in the best of moods: welcome to…Read more…

Mar 19, 2015workSMART workblog

Changing the world, one green workplace at a time

Mar 16, 2015By workSMART workblog

2015 could be a crunch year in the fight against global warming. One of the most effective ways you can play a part is to start (or get behind existing efforts) to ‘green your workplace’. This year,…Read more…

Mar 16, 2015workSMART workblog

Is remote working right for you?

Mar 12, 2015By workSMART workblog

The rise and rise of fast and ubiquitous internet connectivity already helps over seven million British ‘teleworkers’ do their job away from the office for some or all of the time. But is working…Read more…

Mar 12, 2015workSMART workblog

Part-time work: Women get the raw end of a raw deal

Mar 10, 2015By workSMART workblog

Behind the ‘good news’ of falling unemployment, new TUC analysis points to a worrying trend of more and more women moving, without choice, into low-paid, part-time jobs that don’t pay a living wage….Read more…

Mar 10, 2015workSMART workblog

Fair Pay Fortnight: Work Your Proper Hours Day

Feb 27, 2015By workSMART workblog

Last year, over five million British workers put in more than two billion hours of unpaid overtime – that’s a staggering £32 billion of unpaid work! So we think they should be celebrating the final…Read more…

Feb 27, 2015workSMART workblog

Are you getting cheated on minimum pay?

Feb 25, 2015By workSMART workblog

Not all employers are playing by the rules when it comes to pay. Is yours one of them? This Fair Pay Fortnight (16 February to 1 March), the TUC is calling for the government to publicly name and…Read more…

Feb 25, 2015workSMART workblog

Fair Pay Fortnight: Getting beyond poverty pay

Feb 19, 2015By workSMART workblog

Fair Pay Fortnight (16 February to 1 March) is a campaign from Britain’s unions, calling for a fairer approach to wages across the board, from the poverty pay that’s rife in many sectors,…Read more…

Feb 19, 2015workSMART workblog

Fair Pay Fortnight: A real plan to fix Britain’s pay crisis

Feb 16, 2015By workSMART workblog

Last week, Prime Minister David Cameron made told the British Chambers of Commerce conference that he believed ‘Britain needs a payrise’. This despite the fact he has presided over the longest…Read more…

Feb 16, 2015workSMART workblog

Fresh start or same old story? Three resolutions for a wage-led recovery in 2015

Jan 6, 2015By workSMART workblog

George Osborne’s Autumn Statement [has] opened up a “huge choice in British politics,” according to the TUC’s Frances O’Grady, “between radical cuts and pay freezes versus investment for the…Read more…

Jan 6, 2015workSMART workblog

Double whammy for the underpaid and underemployed

Jan 5, 2015By workSMART workblog

Despite talk of economic recovery, more people than ever are looking for extra hours to make ends meet, and the trend towards underemployment shows little sign of slowing. To make matters worse, the…Read more…

Jan 5, 2015workSMART workblog

Decent Jobs Week: one to watch, two to do

Dec 20, 2014By workSMART workblog

Millions of people in the UK are trapped in low-paid, insecure work. Right now, Decent Jobs Week (15-21 December) is coming to the end of 7 days of shining a light on our growing jobs crisis. If…Read more…

Dec 20, 2014workSMART workblog

‘Flexible’ employment: the winners and the losers

Dec 19, 2014By workSMART workblog

Government and industry often argue that the flexibility of casualised ‘zero hours’ jobs benefits both employers and workers. The advantages for employers are abundantly clear. But what’s in it for…Read more…

Dec 19, 2014workSMART workblog

Zero hours and the changing face of employment

Dec 17, 2014By workSMART workblog

A new TUC report to mark Decent Jobs Week (15-21 December) reveals that, far from limited to low paid, low skilled jobs, ‘zero hours contracts’ and other insecure forms of employment are on the rise…Read more…

Dec 17, 2014workSMART workblog

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