Basic Rights at Work


The most recent documents available on this subject are:

Thousands of civil servants to lose right to strike

The TUC has today (Monday) called upon the House of Lords to reject plans in the Crime and Courts Bill which would prevent over 3,000 civil servants working for the National Crime Agency from taking strike action in the future.

25 March 2013
‘Making it easier to sack people is the last thing we need', says TUC

Commenting on the announcement today (Tuesday) that the government is to reduce the minimum redundancy consultation period and remove the right to redundancy from employees on fixed-term contracts, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:

18 December 2012
Reforms will help parents choose who takes leave to look after newborn children

Responding to plans to support working parents announced today (Tuesday) by the Deputy Prime Minister, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:

13 November 2012
Eroding employment rights won't boost economic growth, warns TUC

Government plans to reduce payouts for unfair dismissals will do nothing to boost economic growth and make it easier for bad employers to mistreat their staff, the TUC warned today (Friday).

14 September 2012
Beecroft proposals would create “one in five second class citizens at work in our region”, says Northern TUC

More than three million people working in small companies with fewer than 10 staff, or one in five of the north east's working population will be turned into second-class citizens if government supporters of the Beecroft report get their way, accordi...

31 May 2012
Equal treatment for agency workers

A TUC guide to the Agency Workers Regulations 2010 This information is intended to be a brief introduction to equal treatment rights for agency workers. The information is for guidance only and should not be regarded as an authoritative statement of...

25 April 2012



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