Deep public spending cuts would lead to heavy job losses for women in the North East and substantially reduce their income in retirement, according to a report published today (Wednesday) by the TUC.
Employers should not be able to penalise staff for using the toilet in work time, and should provide their employees with clean, modern lavatories, says the TUC today (Monday) as it calls for a change in the law to bring workplace loos into the 21st century.
Extensive talks have been taking place over the last seven weeks under the Chairmanship of TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber in an attempt to resolve the current dispute between British Airways and Unite cabin crew.
The TUC is today (Thursday) challenging the Government and employers to ensure that workplaces don't just prevent staff from becoming ill, but actively promote good health and well-being through ‘good work'.
Commenting on the death of former Labour Party leader Michael Foot earlier today (Wednesday), TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
As South African President Jacob Zuma begins a state visit to the UK, the TUC has today (Wednesday) written to him urging that there must be no relaxation of EU sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe's ruling elite for human rights abuses over the last decade.
As the Olympic torch is handed on from this year's Winter Olympics in Vancouver to London, the Playfair 2012 coalition is today (Saturday) launching a campaign for an ethical London Games.
The number of people working ‘extreme' unpaid overtime of more than ten hours a week increased by 14,000 to nearly 900,000 last year, according a new analysis of official statistics published today (Friday) by the TUC to mark Work Your Proper Hours Day (WYPHD).
The TUC today (Thursday) welcomed the introduction of measures for workers suffering from asbestos-related diseases, but criticised the Government's decision not to reintroduce compensation for those who are diagnosed with pleural plaques.
Commenting on plans by the Royal Bank of Scotland to pay out £1.3 billion in bonuses for 2009, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said: