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Wales needs a better Self-Isolation Support Scheme
Changes need to be made to Wales' Self-Isolation Support Scheme to make sure that all lower paid workers are getting the help they need to isolate.
“I feel like I’ve been punished for following the rules.”
A zero-hours worker shares their experience of trying to obtain Test and Trace Support Payment.
Public Service Alliance: Key Worker Lobby
They are getting us through lockdown after lockdown — cleaning our hospitals, taking us to work and keeping food on supermarket shelves. But 2 million key workers right now live on minimum wage. That’s £8.72 an hour and a pittance for the way they have risen to the challenges of this pandemic.
Time for certainty on worker protection as unemployment rises fast
The government must end the drip feed of worker and business protection, and announce the extension of the furlough scheme, including for the self-employed, to the end of the year.
Fire and rehire tactics are levelling down pay
Employers have taken advantage of lockdown and cut-throat “fire-and-rehire” tactics to slash the pay and conditions of one in four workers, according to TUC polling.
FE white paper – a missed opportunity to boost retraining and skills
We need far more from the government on skills to support the economic recovery.
Workplace Covid outbreaks are at an all-time high. Where is the action?
The week to 14th January saw the highest number of reported Covid outbreaks since the pandemic began.
Let’s vaccinate Britain – time for trade union members to step up
The way we get out of this pandemic is to get everyone vaccinated as soon as possible. That’s how we make sure workplaces are safe and get the chance to start rebuilding our country.
Workers asked to shield should not have to choose between their life and livelihood
The government must ensure that those asked to shield are able to do so.
Working parents must not pay the price for the government’s last minute approach on schools and coronavirus
Last minute announcements and U-turns on school closures are wreaking havoc for working parents.
Make Britain’s goal for 2021 full and decent employment
In her New Year message, TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady thanks key workers for keeping the country running through the pandemic. And she calls on the government to invest in levelling up all parts of the UK and achieving full employment.
Three years of silence – the government’s response to electronic balloting must be lost in the post
You can order your shopping, pay your bills and even vote in many political party ballots online. But when it comes to voting in union elections, the government insists only paper postal ballots will do.
The struggle for workers’ rights cannot be separated from the struggle for equality for discriminated groups
Ministers should move away from ‘divide and rule’ - and tackle socio-economic inequality in all its forms.
Change is coming. Why I’m chairing the TUC’s new anti-racism task force
Trade unions are committed to eradicating the prejudice and discrimination and disadvantage that continue to deny many Black workers the opportunity to secure decent jobs and careers regardless of educational outcomes.
Trade unions have a crucial role in the struggle for race equality
The TUC’s new anti-racist taskforce will build on the work of the past two decades to map out the actions needed today to tackle unequal outcomes and keep race on the agenda.
Now is the time to respect human and trade unions rights in Turkey
On the UN's Human Rights Day, we are calling for human and trade union rights, along with democratic freedoms, to be respected in Turkey.
Making our workplaces in Wales a better, fairer place
Making our workplaces in Wales a better, fairer place
It’s never been more important for workers and employers to be aware of their workplace rights and responsibilities.
Don’t repeat the mistakes of Test and Trace by outsourcing the Covid-19 vaccine programme
Here are five steps to ensure effective take up and delivery of the vaccine.
“Heightened policy activism” is needed to address a global unemployment crisis
New forecasts showed unemployment rising by 13 million across advanced economies. The OECD calls for “heightened policy activism” to address this challenge: this must mean a renewed emphasis on spending to get us out of recession and deliver decent work.
The benefits of technology at work should be for everyone, not just employers and big tech companies
The use of new technology to manage how we work has risen during the coronavirus pandemic. But without new rules on how we deal with this, it could mean working people losing out.
The TUC stands in solidarity with the Palestinian people
Today, on this UN Day of International Solidarity with the Palestinian People, the TUC is standing side by side with our sisters and brothers in their struggle for peace, justice, equality and an end to the illegal occupation of their land.
The campaign to promote workers’ rights in trade deals must be global
Multinational business is lobbying for trade deals which will increase their profits at the expense of workers' rights. But trade unions across the world are fighting back.
The government must not postpone a raise in the minimum wage
Today, the Chancellor is expected to announce plans to cut a scheduled raise in the minimum wage. This decision could cost low paid workers more than £640 a year and will disproportionately hurt women workers, many of whom have been working on the frontline during this pandemic.
A spending review to level down Britain
For all ministers’ talk of levelling up, this spending review will level down Britain, hit key workers’ pay and break the government's promises to the lowest paid.
Fair pay for key workers isn’t just the right thing to do - it’s essential
The Chancellor has threatened a freeze of public sector wages in Wednesday’s Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR).
Kickstart, the job creation scheme for young people, has to be a success
Young workers suffer most in recessions - youth unemployment has long-term ‘scarring’ impacts and spells of unemployment as a young worker can lead to lower pay and more unemployment decades later. The TUC called for and outlined a Jobs Guarantee programme for young people as soon as the impact of the pandemic hit.
Ten steps for a Spending Review to create decent jobs
The spending review is a big chance for the Chancellor to think about how we get our economy back on track. With redundancies in the latest quarter at the highest on record, attention must be shifted decisively to delivering decent jobs.
The pay freeze for key workers is a bitter pill to swallow
The government’s plans are deeply unfair to key workers who’ve put themselves on the line throughout the pandemic. People we rely on everyday have been told to pay for a crisis they did not cause and have risked their lives to address.
The self-isolation payment isn’t working. The government must raise statutory sick pay now
Since the beginning of the pandemic, the government has repeatedly refused to do what’s clearly needed: raise statutory sick pay and make it available for all.
Union leaders call for RPI to be renewed, not scrapped
The general secretaries of Britain’s largest unions have issued a joint statement calling on the government not to scrap the RPI measure of inflation.
