In workplaces up and down the UK, a growing army of new union reps is working hard to ensure their workplaces become fairer, more equal places to work, says a report published today (Friday) by the TUC.
Commenting on figures released today (Thursday) which reveal that Goldman Sachs is to pay staff a total of £10 billion (16.2 billion dollars) in pay and bonuses for 2009, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
“Goldman Sachs wants us to believe that its bonus payouts are modest. But the truth is that we have set up an international welfare state for super-rich bankers.
Commenting on figures published today (Thursday) in the British Crime Survey, which showed a sharp increase in the number of physical assaults against workers last year, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
Commenting on the laying down of final legislation today (Thursday) for implementing the Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS), TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
Commenting on the new rights for agency workers laid before Parliament today (Thursday), TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
“This is good news for Britain's agency workers. The Government has made a significant step towards securing a fair deal for agency staff and stamping out some of the worst abuses.
Commenting on the latest public borrowing figures published today (Thursday) by the Office for National Statistics, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
Commenting on the Government's proposals to increase flexible working opportunities for mums and dads in the UK, published today (Wednesday) in Support for All – the Families and Relationships Green Paper, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
Commenting on the latest unemployment figures, published today (Wednesday) by the Office for National Statistics, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
The TUC is looking for three key indicators that unemployment may be beginning to improve when January's figures are released by the Office of National Statistics later this morning (Wednesday).
Commenting on the official inflation figures for December published today (Tuesday), TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said: