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Pulling out every lever

Apr 15, 2020By UNITElive

Up to 9m workers may lose out on statutory sick pay, including those in the gig economy, agency workers or on zero hours contracts, and over seven million workers may not be eligible for the job…Read more…

Apr 15, 2020UNITElive

Shining a spotlight on precarious work

Apr 9, 2020By UNITElive

  The coronavirus crisis has shone a spotlight on the precarious nature of jobs across the UK, especially in counties such as Dorset.   More workers than ever are on zero-hours contracts in the…Read more…

Apr 9, 2020UNITElive

‘Rebuilding workers’ power’

Jan 13, 2020By UNITElive

As work is set to become even more precarious under a new Tory government, zero hours contracts have once again risen to the top of the agenda in the fight for decent jobs.   The TUC will on…Read more…

Jan 13, 2020UNITElive

Evils of insecure work

Nov 7, 2019By UNITElive

Ken Loach’s new film Sorry We Missed You confronts the viewer with the depressing reality of being caught in the grinding poverty of low paid insecure work.

The post Evils of insecure work appeared…Read more…

Nov 7, 2019UNITElive

Result for insecure workers

Aug 7, 2019By UNITElive

In a blow against precarious work, senior judges have ruled all workers are entitled to a minimum of 28 days paid annual leave, even if they do not get given work or are not paid for parts of the…Read more…

Aug 7, 2019UNITElive

Bringing back fairness to work

Sep 11, 2018By UNITElive

Plans announced by the shadow chancellor John McDonnell to strengthen the rights of ‘gig economy’ workers and trade unions, show Labour has the determination to bring back fairness to working life,…Read more…

Sep 11, 2018UNITElive

Zero-hours contracts down

Aug 15, 2018By UNITElive

The government on Tuesday (August 14) hailed the latest labour market figures as it highlighted the fall in unemployment and the first significant drop in zero-hours contracts (ZHCs) in several…Read more…

Aug 15, 2018UNITElive

Insecure work and low pay pain continue

Jun 13, 2018By UNITElive

British workers are set for more wage pain as figures published on Tuesday (June 12) showed earnings growth slowed in the three months to April.   The data from the Office of National Statistics…Read more…

Jun 13, 2018UNITElive

‘Stuck at the start’

Jun 4, 2018By UNITElive

The pay gap between younger and older workers has widened by nearly 50 per cent over the last two decades, leaving young people struggling to get by, according to a new report by the TUC.   The…Read more…

Jun 4, 2018UNITElive

Insecure work ‘scandal’

May 4, 2018By UNITElive

During the last few weeks numerous stories about insecure workers – whether those working for agencies, on zero-hour contracts or toiling under bogus self-employment – being ripped off or losing…Read more…

May 4, 2018UNITElive

‘The kids aren’t alright’

Feb 27, 2018By UNITElive

Britain’s labour market needs a “fundamentally new approach” to tackle insecure work and stagnant pay amongst young people, according to a new report.   The Resolution Foundation think tank said…Read more…

Feb 27, 2018UNITElive

Respect

Dec 19, 2017By UNITElive

There’s an unmistakable look that night workers have after a long shift – pink-eyed and delirious.   As the rest of the world starts their day, they carry on just a bit longer, maybe to grab a…Read more…

Dec 19, 2017UNITElive

‘I felt humiliated’

Dec 11, 2017By UNITElive

It’s an open secret – most recently brought to public attention after allegations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein – that sexual harassment is common in workplaces around the world.  …Read more…

Dec 11, 2017UNITElive

‘Unprecedented’

Oct 20, 2017By UNITElive

Wages have fallen for the sixth month in a row even as unemployment has dropped to its lowest level in more than 40 years, the latest figures from this week have shown.   Wages dropped 0.4 per…Read more…

Oct 20, 2017UNITElive

MPs quiz ‘gig’ firm chiefs  

Oct 11, 2017By UNITElive

A courier working for Hermes was punished after having to leave work when his pregnant partner was rushed to hospital after suffering complications, MPs heard yesterday (October 10) in a select…Read more…

Oct 11, 2017UNITElive

‘Addicted’ to zero-hours

Sep 19, 2017By UNITElive

Too many companies like Sports Direct are ‘addicted’ to the use of zero hours contracts and insecure working practices Unite warned today (September 19) as official figures showed there were 1.4…Read more…

Sep 19, 2017UNITElive

We need a voice at work – but was the Taylor Review listening?

Jul 27, 2017By Touchstone blog

In our evidence to the Taylor Review, the TUC and trade unions argued that strengthening workers’ rights to voice in the workplace is key to addressing insecurity and exploitation at work. So was the Taylor Review listening? “The Review believes that for work to be fair and decent, workers must…Read more…

Jul 27, 2017Touchstone blog

How too much insecurity at work is bad for business

Jul 4, 2017By Touchstone blog

New research from Learning and Work Institute shows that insecure work grew between 2011 and 2016 and may be reducing productivity growth. Insecure work is one of the topics of our time. For some, increased flexibility over work can be a real benefit. …Read more…

Jul 4, 2017Touchstone blog

‘Totally useless measure’

May 23, 2017By UNITElive

Unite has slammed suggestions that nearly a million zero-hour contract workers be given the “right to request” fixed hours as “useless”.   Responding to reports that a government inquiry will…Read more…

May 23, 2017UNITElive

Modern work

May 22, 2017By UNITElive

What is happening in the world of work is understandably an issue in the general election. But it is worth remembering that last year the Conservative Government commissioned an Independent Review of…Read more…

May 22, 2017UNITElive
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