The TUC is asking people concerned about the government's controversial Health and Social Care Bill and what it means for the future of the NHS to encourage Peers to support the amendment being moved today (Wednesday) by Lord (David) Owen and Lord (Peter) Hennessy.
Commenting on the announcement today (Tuesday) that almost 100 employers have already signed up to use NEST, the pension saving scheme setup by the government ahead of the introduction of auto-enrolment into pensions next year, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
People previously working in the lowest paid job groups have made up nearly half of the rise in dole queues since 2008, according to a TUC analysis published today (Monday) ahead of the latest official unemployment figures on Wednesday.
On World Mental Health Day today (Monday), the TUC is warning that the government's spending cuts risk reversing vital progress made in the recognition and treatment of mental health issues in the UK.
Low paid workers will next week tell members of the Low Pay Commission visiting Cornwall they must be bolder and raise the National Minimum Wage (NMW)......
Responding to a government announcement today (Friday) that an additional 80,000 low income families are to be eligible for help with meeting the costs of childcare, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
“This increase in funding is welcome and is vital to ensure that hard-working parents really are better off in work. It is also good news that those working under 16 hours will be eligible for help.
Commenting on the decision today (Thursday) by the Bank of England to boost its quantitative easing (QE) programme by injecting a further £75 billion into the economy, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
Commenting on a statement released today (Thursday) by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) statement warning nurses and midwives about taking industrial action, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
Responding to the Prime Minister's speech to the Conservative Party Conference today (Wednesday) TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
“If the Prime Minister really felt the nation's pain, he would change course.
Commenting on the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)/Simplyhealth Absence Management survey published today (Wednesday) which says that stress is the most common cause of long-term sickness absence, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said: