New TUC analysis published today (Wednesday) reveals that at least half a million working families a year will lose more than £1,000 as a result of technical changes to tax credit allowances set out in last month's Emergency Budget.
Commenting on plans announced by the Chancellor today (Tuesday) to overhaul the UK tax system through the Office for Tax Simplification, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
Speaking at the education unions' rally and lobby of Parliament today (Monday), TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
“Wherever you look – from education to the NHS and criminal justice – services are being broken up, divided into competing pieces and starved of the investment they need. But there is an alternative future for our schools and public services. A future where public servants and service users are not made to pick up the tab for the bankers' crisis.
Commenting on the consultation on annuities announced by the Government today (Wednesday), TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
“This is only an issue for the top few per cent of the richest pensioners who do not need to worry about whether their pension pot will run out before they die.
Responding to the latest unemployment figures published by the Office for National Statistics today (Wednesday) TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
“These are flat, disappointing figures and you need a magnifying glass to see much sign of recovery here.
Government hopes that public and private sector job losses caused by spending cuts will be replaced by new private sector jobs are dealt a blow by new TUC research published today (Wednesday) which shows that current vacancies in construction, science and manufacturing are running at half the level they were before recession began.
The first Conservative Minister to address a TUC conference since the mid-1990s has today (Monday) given a resounding endorsement of unionlearn – the TUC's learning and skills arm – describing it as an “immense success”.
Commenting on the latest GDP estimates, published today (Monday) by the Office for National Statistics, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
TUC welcomes Willetts' speech on benefits of blue skies research.
Commenting on the ministerial statement today (Thursday) indexing occupational increases to the CPI indexation rather than RPI inflation measure, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said: