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April 24, 2018 adelwharfelabour Employment, Unions

Employment: TUC Fights Zero Hour Contracts

The TUC has recently polled people on zero hour contracts and the abuses that a lot of these workers have faced are simply not acceptable in a developed society. Zero hour contracts must be abolished. https://www.tuc.org.uk/blogs/uk-firms-used-18-million-zero-hour-contracts-2017-its-time-ban-zero-hour-contracts

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October 19, 2017 adelwharfelabour Employment

Employment: The Low Pay Trap

The Social Mobility Commission has produced an analysis that states that only one in six low-paid workers in the last 10 years managed to secure a full-time job with better pay. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/oct/19/uks-low-pay-culture-traps-people-in-poorly-paid-jobs-study-finds

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October 10, 2017 adelwharfelabour Employment

Employment: PCS Campaign Against the Public Sector Pay Cap

The PCS Union is upping its activities to ensure the public sector pay cap is lifted for all workers in the public sector, not just some. http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/mark-serwotka/public-sector-pay-cap_b_18224512.html

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October 9, 2017 adelwharfelabour Employment, Labour Party

Employment: Labour to Support Self Employment

Peter Dowd MP (Bootle - Lab) has written about how the Labour Party will support the self employed of the UK https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/economy/economic-growth/opinion/house-commons/89605/peter-dowd-mp-labour-will-create

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October 6, 2017 adelwharfelabour Employment

Employment: 87 Jobcentres to Close

87 Jobcentres are to be axed in the next 7 months. The Mirror has provided a list of where and when these will happen. http://www.mirror.co.uk/money/jobcentres-closing-down-uk-list-11291094?service=responsive

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September 21, 2017 adelwharfelabour Employment, Unions

Employment: Unite Announce Capita Strike

95% of responders voted 'Yes' to strike action from a 72% turnout. The strike will be for 6 continuous days starting on October 5th. The strike is in response to major changes being implemented by Capita on their pension and benefits scheme. http://www.unitetheunion.org/news/unite-announces-capita-strike-over-pensions/

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September 12, 2017 adelwharfelabour Economics, Employment, Tories

Public Sector Pay Cap: Not Good Enough

The Tories have had a little U-turn on the public sector pay cap. It simply doesn't go far enough. http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/theresa-should-not-expect-any-11154919

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July 28, 2017July 28, 2017 adelwharfelabour Employment, Labour Party

Employment: Repayment of Tribunal Fees

After Tribunal Fees were ruled illegal this week the Labour Party is demanding that all fees paid during this period should be repaid - approximately £32 million. http://www.ier.org.uk/news/commit-repayment-%C2%A332m-tribunal-fees-labour-mps-demand

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July 26, 2017 adelwharfelabour Employment, National Politics

Employment: Time for Grayling to go?

It was Chris Grayling MP (Epsom & Ewell - Con), when he was Lord Chancellor, that rubber stamped tribunal fees - now people are calling for his resignation. https://labourlist.org/2017/07/grayling-needs-to-go-after-tribunal-fees-verdict-says-tssa-boss/

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July 26, 2017July 26, 2017 adelwharfelabour Employment, National Politics

Employment: Tribunal Fees Ruled Unlawful

The Supreme Court has today ruled that Tribunal Fees are unlawful. Congratulations go to Unison for bringing this successful case before the courts. https://www.unison.org.uk/news/2017/07/massive-win-union-massive-win-workers/ The details of the case including the judgement can be found here.

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