In time for the 12 days of Christmas… Decent hours On the first day in a new job, all workers should be given a written statement setting out their terms and conditions, including their expected hours of work. Employers must give workers adequate notice of when they will be required to work and before a shift…
The Chancellor’s Autumn Statement is in the papers today for stamp duty changes to help home buyers and a clampdown on tax avoidance. Our bloggers have been unpicking some of the other details though, and they’ve found a rather less rosy picture: Philip Pearson saw little or no benefit for green growth. Green taxes seem…
This quarterly TUC report provides an analysis of UK economic and labour market developments over recent months, and includes a spotlight feature on pay and earnings.
Australia has traditionally had strong basic standards for employment but in recent years these have been eroded by employer and government choices, following the path of the UK and USA.
Written by Lindsay Judge of Child Poverty Action Group and the TUC’s Richard Exell Universal credit (UC) may be much-maligned but like it or not, it’s coming our way. Given this, how can it best deliver on its dual promise to make work pay and reduce poverty? The TUC and Child Poverty Action Group have…
Download a larger version of this graphic Employers who bully, harass or cheat their workers out of their wages are increasingly likely to escape punishment as people wronged at work are prevented from seeking justice by the high cost of taking a tribunal case. New figures published by the Ministry of Justice today shows a 59 per…
The latest TUC economic quarterly report provides an analysis of UK economic and labour market developments over recent months, and includes an extended feature on self-employment. In this issue we find GDP growth has been strong since the start of 2013. But GDP per capita is less impressive. And returning to the pre-recession peak is…
Dear Jeremy, I’m a cleaner in a hospital in the West Midlands. I’m at the bottom of the tree, pay-wise, but my work helps the clinical staff to keep the hospital safe and free from infection and makes a difference to patients. I want you to understand why I feel so let down by your…
Why do some countries have more social mobility than others? The question is important, as it goes to the heart of the issue of equality of opportunity. In order to evaluate equality of opportunity in the UK, we need a point of comparison. By looking at factors associated with higher or lower mobility in similar countries, we can get a sense of where there is scope for improvement.
The Solar Trade Association (STA) fears the government will spring more surprise cuts to solar energy support on the industry this week. Fresh reports in the media of new ‘reviews’ are already affecting many small and medium solar companies. Solar farms were hit hard by cuts to Feed-In Tariffs in 2011. But, with the cost…