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The Employment Rights Act introduces major reforms to UK employment law, with changes being implemented in stages from December 2025 through to 2027.
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Reform are no friends of working people, TUC warns after Farage’s appeal to union members
Responding to Nigel Farage’s comments in The Times urging unions to affiliate with Reform UK, TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak said: “Let’s be crystal clear: Reform are no friends of working people. If they were, they wouldn’t be planning to rip up workers’ rights like day one sick pay and protection from fire and rehire and zero-hours contracts."
09 Jun 2026
TUC tells government to crack on with delivering guaranteed hours contract rights “in full”
The TUC has today (Tuesday) called on the government to get on with delivering guaranteed hours contracts rights in full after the consultation into the new measures was launched.
02 Jun 2026
Lack of flexible working is “driving parents out of jobs” - new TUC polling
The TUC has today (Monday) warned a lack of flexible working is “driving parents out of jobs” as a new poll reveals a third (33 per cent) of parents with children under the age of 7 have left a job due to lack of flexible working.
01 Jun 2026
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