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Government has sided with City over UK's wider economic interests on bonuses, says TUC
Commenting on plans announced in Brussels today (Thursday) that bankers' bonuses are to be capped across Europe, TUC General Secretary Frances O'Grady said:
28 February 2013
PAC report shows Work Programme is helping just 1 in 28 people back into work
Commenting on a report published today (Friday) by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), which criticises the government's work programme for moving just one in 28 people off benefits and back into work, TUC General Secretary Frances O'Grady said:
27 February 2013
UK treading water in the global race' for manufacturing goods
The UK is falling further behind its competitors across the G7 in mining and manufacturing, the TUC says today (Friday) in its latest report on the economic global race'.
25 February 2013
New figures show growing pension divide within DC schemes, says TUC
Commenting on the latest pension trend figures, published today by the Office for National Statistics, TUC General Secretary Frances O'Grady said:
22 February 2013
Unemployment fall welcome but not everyone is benefiting, says TUC
Responding to the latest unemployment figures published today (Wednesday) by the Office for National Statistics TUC General Secretary Frances O'Grady said:
20 February 2013
Child poverty will be made worse by council funding cuts, warns TUC
Commenting on research published today (Wednesday) by the Child Poverty Action Group, which shows the parliamentary areas with the highest proportion of children living in poverty, TUC General Secretary Frances O'Grady said:
20 February 2013
Gender pay gap twice as large for women in their 50s
Women in their 50s earn nearly a fifth less than men of the same age the widest gender pay gap of any age group according to a TUC analysis published ahead of the latest unemployment figures due out today (Wednesday).
20 February 2013
UK second last among G7 countries in global race' for export growth
The UK has experienced the second slowest export growth of all G7 countries since 2010, with only Japan faring worse, the TUC says today (Monday) as it publishes its submission to the 2013 Budget.
18 February 2013
Unpaid carers need more support from government and employers, says TUC
Responding to new official statistics published today (Friday) which show that the number of unpaid carers has increased by 600,000 since 2001, TUC General Secretary Frances O'Grady said:
15 February 2013
Living standards must be a defining issue at the next election, says TUC head
Speaking later today (Friday) at a union conference in Liverpool, TUC General Secretary Frances O'Grady will call on all the political parties to make living standards a defining issue for the next election.
15 February 2013
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