Parents and Carers




Government U-turn on flexible working will undermine child poverty pledge

Delaying the extension of flexible working rights and maternity pay will undermine Government commitments to close the gender pay gap and end child poverty, the TUC warns as it opens the annual TUC Women's conference in Scarborough today (Wednesday).

11 March 2009
Equality Bill and flexible working extension will help deliver fairness at work

Welcoming the Equality Bill in the Queen's Speech today (Wednesday), TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said: "With the gender pay gap moving in the wrong direction, the Equality Bill is much needed. The decision to press ahead with extending the r...

3 December 2008
Gender pay gap increase is an injustice for women and men, says TUC

Responding to the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) today (Friday), which shows that the full-time gender pay gap has increased 17.1 per cent and the part-time gender pay gap to 36.6 per cent, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:

14 November 2008
Better maternity pay benefits employers too, says TUC

Commenting on a report on maternity pay published today (Monday) by Incomes Data Services (IDS), TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:

10 November 2008
TUC welcomes minimum wage crackdown in childcare

Welcoming the announcement today (Monday) that the government is going to crackdown on children's nurseries that are failing to pay their staff the National Minimum Wage, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said: "Quality childcare requires a well p...

3 July 2006
New rights for parents and teenagers from this weekend

Working parents and teenage employees are to be better protected at work from this Sunday (6 April)

2 April 2003



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