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Zero-hours contracts are still rife – it's time to give all workers the rights they deserve
Everyone deserves some certainty about the hours they will work each week, so it’s unacceptable that 850,000 workers remain on zero-hours contracts.
Collective bargaining: how trade unions can ensure better jobs for workers
We're campaigning against zero-hours contracts. But collective bargaining is also essential to getting a better deal for workers.
780,000 workers are stuck on zero-hours contracts - time to ban them outright
Hundreds of thousands are still trapped in jobs that are so insecure they can't plan childcare or budget for their weekly shop
Zero-Hours Contracts and Health and Safety
Health and safety law is very clear. Those on zero-hours contracts are entitled to exactly the same legal protection as those on fixed hour contracts. So why is the reality so different?
HeartUnions Week: celebrating what unions have achieved for workers and why we need them now more than ever
Today marks the beginning of HeartUnions week, our celebration of trade unions and the work they do to make our workplaces and communities fairer.
Zero-hours contracts: time to stamp them out
Those on zero-hour contracts aren’t guaranteed any hours each week. Despite this, they actually work plenty, often at anti-social times.
As GDP evaporates, the need is for a pre-emptive boost to demand
Today official figures confirmed that growth in the UK is at risk of grinding to a halt.
Men's mental health at work: how unions can help men to open up
There is a national crisis of mental health, yet men are far less likely than women to seek help for their mental health issues.
Government delays to pension reform could cost poorest workers up to £12,000
Delays in implementing government plans to overhaul a pension rule that penalises low earners could cost Britain’s poorest workers as much as £12,000
No one should have to borrow just to make ends meet - so why are debt levels at a record high?
The government must tackle the growing debt crisis and stop any more families going into the red
