Government must ban zero-hour contracts, says TUC
New figures show that UK firms used 1.8 million zero-hour contracts in 2017. The TUC is calling for them to be banned.
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Inflation fall shows Bank should hold off interest rate rise, says TUC
TUC reacts to fall in inflation warning that workers' wages have still not recovered and the Bank of England should hold off raising interest rates.
Workers still £14 a week worse off than a decade ago, says TUC
The TUC reacts to new figures showing wage growth edging above inflation for the first time in 12 months. But wage growth is still weak and average wages are £14 per week less than before the...
Shareholders are creaming off more cash from outsourced public services, says TUC
New analysis published today (Monday) by the TUC shows that private companies running public services are handing out more and more cash to shareholders, despite profits falling in most cases.
“Keep your promise to the British people” on workers’ rights, TUC general secretary tells Theresa May
O’Grady will call on the prime minister to commit to putting workers’ rights in the final agreement.
TUC calls for employers to be made liable for abuses in UK supply chains
The TUC has called on the government to give UK supply-chain workers the right to challenge their parent employer over minimum wage and holiday pay abuses. A new TUC report estimates that 5 million...
The real Living Wage must be extended, says TUC
New analysis published by the Living Wage Foundation today (Saturday) shows that paying minimum wage workers the real Living Wage would boost their earnings by £1,794 a year. Commenting on the...
Government and bosses must do more to ‘stamp out’ sexual harassment
Responding to a report on sexual harassment published by the Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) today (Tuesday), TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady said “This report echoes the TUC’s...
Employers must stop skimping on pension contributions, says TUC
"It’s shameful that so many bosses are putting in the bare minimum. Unless employers raise their contribution rates millions will be denied the chance of a decent retirement.”
Women earn £8,400 a year less than men by the time they hit 50, TUC reveals
A new analysis of official statistics published by the TUC today (Friday) shows that the gender pay gap is at its widest when a woman hits 50, when the average woman working full-time will earn...