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Prospect Corporate Social Responsibility, Negotiator's Guide
The TUC and Prospect agree that employees and union representatives should be enagaged in developing and implementing CSR policies that benefit workers in the developing world. This handy Negotiator's Guide published by Prospect Union, enables union reps to assess their workplace CSR policy, build a business case for doing more, and take action.
Family-friendly rights threat' to women is a myth peddled by backward-looking employers, says TUC
Responding to comments made today (Monday) by the Chief Executive of the Equality and Human Rights Commission Nicola Brewer on new rights to transferrable maternity leave and extending the right to request flexible working to the parents of older children, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
EU agreement - good news for agency workers and progress on working time
Commenting on the outcome of the EU's Social Affairs Council, which reached agreement on an Agency Working Directive and changes to the Working Time Directive, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
This adds up to good news for people at work in the UK. The agreement on agency work is a major step forward in delivering a fair deal at work for UK agency workers and a real breakthrough on an issue that has been stalled at EU level for many years.
People working over 48 hours a week increases to 3.3 million
An extra 180,000 people across the UK are working more than 48 hours a week in 2008, according to a TUC analysis of official statistics released today (Friday).
People working over 48 hours a week increases to 3.3 million
An extra 180,000 people across the UK are working more than 48 hours a week in 2008, according to a TUC analysis of official statistics released today (Friday).
TUC on EU working time rules decision
Commenting on the failure of the Social Affairs Council of the EU to agree today on plans to tighten up on the use of opt-outs from the 48-hour week, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
This was a missed opportunity to ensure that UK workers are properly protected against the dangers of overwork.
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