Government plans to move to a fairer and simpler benefits system will be undermined if they are accompanied by deep cuts to hard-pressed middle income families, the TUC warns today (Friday) in its submission to the Government consultation on welfare reform.
Nearly one million workers will benefit when the adult national minimum wage (NMW) increases by 13p to £5.93 per hour today (Friday) says the TUC.
the right to request flexible working to parents of all children and to consult on extending it to all workers, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
Trade unionists from the UK will be in Brussels today (Wednesday) to take part in a No to Austerity march and rally organised by the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) to protest at the huge cuts in public spending taking place across the continent.
The Northern TUC will be lending its full support to tomorrow's (Wednesday 29th September) regional rallies for the ETUC Day of Action saying ‘No to Austerity' in Newcastle, Carlisle and Middlesbrough.
Commenting on Ed Miliband's speech to the Labour Party Conference, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
Commenting on figures released today (Tuesday) by the Land Registry for England and Wales showing that the number of houses sold for more than £1 million this June was nearly twice the figure (+81 per cent) for June 2009, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
Commenting on figures released today (Tuesday) by the Land Registry for England and Wales showing that the number of houses sold for more than £1 million this June was nearly twice the figure (+81 per cent) for June 2009, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
Nearly one in five workers want to work from home but are being prevented from doing so by their employer, says the TUC as it offers five reasons for businesses to try out home working to mark National Work From Home Day today (Friday).
Grahame Morris, MP for Easington, visited the Caterpillar Peterlee site today (Tuesday 21st September) to see for himself how the Northern TUC, trade unions and the employer are working together towards the common goal of a healthier workplace – and workforce, under the auspices of the Better Health at Work initiative.