The TUC welcomes the announcement today (Tuesday) that the Government will change the law from 1 January 2011 to stop payments made into travel and subsistence tax relief schemes from counting towards the national minimum wage (NMW).
The TUC Asbestos Support and Campaign Group highlight today that one of the hidden consequences of the cancellation of the Building Schools for the Future Programme is a real and increased risk of children, teachers and support staff being exposed to asbestos fibres.
Birmingham Council must take action to prevent tragedies like this happening again.
Hard working staff help to turn round Trust reputation.
Commenting on the Government's response to the Department for Business (BIS) Select Committee report into the Kraft-Cadbury takeover TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
“The Government has dashed hopes of a new approach to regulating mergers. This is a disappointing, especially given statements and speeches made in the past by people who are now ministers.
The combined impact of the Government's climate change policies is imposing significant costs on the UK's energy intensive industries, and without urgent review could see some companies leaving the UK for good, warns a report published today (Tuesday).
The loan would have been an investment, it would have created hundreds of jobs, put the UK in a prime position to compete globally, and would have been paid back.
Abolishing the UK Film Council is ‘a body blow’ to British films and will lead to job losses in this specialist industry.
RAIL UNION RMT today demanded an urgent Government investigation into evidence obtained by respected trade magazine RAIL that hundreds of serious accidents have not been reported sparking union fears that a culture of non-recording of incidents is rife at Network Rail and is directly linked to the senior management bonus culture. The evidence was obtained by RAIL in an in-depth interview with Director of Rail Safety Ian Prosser.
MPs on an influential parliamentary committee will today hear PCS's case against cuts to civil service redundancy terms.