General secretary calls for enforceable charter of employment rights and an end to ‘fire and hire’ culture
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General secretary calls for enforceable charter of employment rights and an end to ‘fire and hire’ culture
The article UNISON condemns ‘shameful’ P&O Ferries action first appeared…Read more…
‘Fixing the UK’s broken sick pay regime would reduce the spread of infectious diseases – and be a small step towards a fairer country.’ I read these words in a Guardian editorial just before a…Read more…
By VALERIO DE STEFANO, ANTONIO ALOISI and NICOLA COUNTOURIS First published at https://socialeurope.eu on 1st February 2022 The Metaverse has been talked about only in terms of gee-whiz technologies…Read more…
This is a long read – but we are am sure that for many readers the issues under discussion are of sufficient interest to warrant the length. When I spoke this week to Frances O’Grady, the leader of…Read more…
This is a long read – but we are am sure that for many readers the issues under discussion are of sufficient interest to warrant the length. When I spoke this week to Frances O’Grady, the leader of…Read more…
Labour MP and former shadow employment rights secretary Andy McDonald addressed Unite’s policy conference on Wednesday (October 20) calling for a new deal for working people. McDonald thanked Unite’s…Read more…
I have been helping to review the HR policies of a charity as it considers a return to normal operations after the pandemic. We had a false start last year, although the return to…Read more…
Unite and other unions have warned that a new employment rights enforcement agency announced by the government falls far short of what is needed to truly protect workers from exploitation and abuse….Read more…
Following pressure from Labour and trade unions, the government has taken yet another screeching U-turn after axing a review of EU-derived workers’ rights. Earlier this month, the Financial Times…Read more…
Labour will today (January 25) force a vote on workers’ rights after reports last week that the government was mulling over plans to rip up employment protections now that the Brexit transition…Read more…
Len McCluskey of Unite, is demanding that the government discloses the full impact of any roll-back of workers’ rights on the country’s millions of women, vulnerable and minority workers. Unite…Read more…
At last the film is now available online and on DVD! Chris Reeves of Platform Films has produced a marvellous film which has taken several years to complete as Chris is heavily engaged in making and…Read more…
The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) believes there is no Brexit that will benefit working people. In the circumstances, we welcome the European Union’s efforts to stop no-deal, guarantee…Read more…
Solidarity means helping each other out which is why your support for Unite members in industrial struggle is needed. Workers who maintain and care for our commonwealth war graves in France and…Read more…
Responding to the prime minister’s statement today (Friday 16th October) that the country should ‘get ready’ for the prospect of no trade deal with the EU, Len McCluskey, General Secretary of Unite,…Read more…
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Keighley News 15thMay 2020 By David Knights NOBODY should return to work without a Covid-19 risk assessment agreed with the workforce or union, say campaigners. Keighley Trades Union Council has…Read more…
A new national poll on behalf of the Unite trade union today (Thursday 7th May) finds the country ‘hungry for major change’ to how our economy works and how key workers are rewarded. The…Read more…