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Worker protections in the UK compared to the rest of the OECD

Report: Falling behind on labour rights

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Employment Rights Act

The Employment Rights Act introduces major reforms to UK employment law, with changes being implemented in stages from December 2025 through to 2027.

Employment Rights Act

Employment Rights Act

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SIGN NOW Working people must not pay the price for Trumpflation

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WEBINAR Understanding the Employment Rights Act: What union officers need to know

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BLOG IWMD 2026 - Remember the dead. Fight for the living.

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BLOG The WTO at a crossroads: WTO Ministerial Conference in Cameroon

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HISTORY Remembering the 1926 General Strike - 100 years on

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Higher interest rates are the “last thing the working people need”, TUC warns

Ahead of the Bank of England MPC decision later today (Thursday), TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak said:

Unions call on Reform to “honour their promise” to re-open Doncaster-Sheffield Airport with “thousands of jobs on the line”

Unions have today (Wednesday) called on the Reform‑controlled Doncaster Council to “honour their promise” to reopen Doncaster Sheffield Airport, warning that thousands of jobs and billions of pounds in regional growth are now at risk.

8 in 10 workers have experienced abuse at work in past year

A new survey published by the TUC today (Friday) shows 8 in 10 surveyed workers have experienced some form of abuse at work in the last year.

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