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Government should act on work capability assessments ruling, says TUC
The TUC has today (Wednesday) welcomed a legal judgement which has ruled that the government's work capability assessments (which are used to work out whether people are eligible for certain benefits) hugely disadvantage people with mental health problems and learning difficulties.
22 May 2013
Chancellor should heed IMF advice and boost capital spending
Responding to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) statement on the UK economy today (Wednesday), TUC General Secretary Frances O'Grady said:
22 May 2013
Government welfare and spending cuts are having a devastating impact on disabled people, says TUC
Speaking later today (Wednesday) at the TUC's Disabled Workers' conference in London, TUC Assistant General Secretary Kay Carberry will warn that government welfare reforms and spending cuts are having a devastating impact on disabled people.
22 May 2013
British workers have suffered 8.5 per cent real-term wage drop, says TUC
<p>British workers have suffered seen the value of their real wages fall by 8.5 per cent over the last three years, according to new analysis from the TUC today (Tuesday).</p>
21 May 2013
Ministers must not ignore failings of the Work Programme, says TUC
Responding to today's (Tuesday) report by the Work and Pensions Committee, which says that Work Programme providers are failing to meet their basic targets and are doing very little to help disadvantaged job seekers, TUC General Secretary Frances O'Grady said:
21 May 2013
TUC calls on MPs not to exempt public officials from recognising equal marriage
As amendments to the Equal Marriage Bill are discussed in parliament today (Monday), the TUC has called on MPs not to exempt public officials from recognising equal marriage.
20 May 2013
Sir Ken Knight's report provides cover for more damaging fire service cuts, warns TUC
The government has commissioned Sir Ken Knight's report into the fire service simply to provide cover for a further round of damaging cuts to the fire and rescue service, warns the TUC today (Friday).
17 May 2013
Home-working on the increase despite the recession, says TUC
The number of people working from home has increased by 13 per cent in the last five years, according to a new TUC analysis of official figures published today (Friday) to mark National Work From Home Day, organised by WorkWise UK.
17 May 2013
Unemployment higher today than when coalition took office, says TUC
Responding to the latest unemployment figures published today (Wednesday) by the Office for National Statistics, TUC General Secretary Frances O'Grady said:
15 May 2013
New pensions consensus needs further changes to deliver adequate retirement incomes, says TUC
The Pensions Commission has given the UK the opportunity to build a new progressive pensions consensus, but contribution levels need to increase and structures need to work more in the interest of consumers so that they receive adequate retirement outcomes, according to a new TUC report published today (Wednesday).
15 May 2013
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