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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.

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Stagnant pay shows new PM is right to pledge action on the cost of living – TUC

Today’s figures show Andy Burnham is doing the right thing by pledging action on the cost of living. Working people are up against it with stagnant real pay, over a million people stuck on insecure zero-hour contracts, and a million young people not in employment, education, or training.

Economy, jobs and pay

TUC hosts trade unions from Palestine and the Middle East

In June, the TUC arranged an advocacy delegation with Shaher Sa’ed, General Secretary of the PGFTU and Dr Hind Bennemar, Executive Secretary of the Arab TUC.

Global solidarity

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What do you know about Employment Rights Act (ERA)

We want to understand what people already know about the new Employment Rights Act (ERA) and how it is being implemented in workplaces. We want to hear from as many reps and officers as possible - so that we can help you support your members.

Make Work Pay: Strengthening the law on tipping

Tips are intended for workers and should be under their democratic control. However, when employers influence how tips are distributed, those funds are often used to cross-subsidise the wages of management or back-of-house staff.

Rights at work - Consultation response

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Nationalisation of British Steel “vital step forward” for entire industry and its workers

Steel is a foundation industry – it's vital to our economy and our security as a country. Nationalising British Steel is the right thing to do and it’s in the national interest.

Industrial strategy

The growth of trade union membership in the UK – a focus on TUC London, East and South East

The official statistics published in May showed a big rise in trade union membership in the UK between 2024 and 2025. We at the TUC rightly celebrated the increase of 192,000 members to 6.57 million. Read the TUC’s excellent blog about the membership figures.

Laurie Heselden - 16 Jul 2026

Union organising

Nigerian Government investigated for anti-union interference

2024 arrest of NLC President on his way to TUC Congress raised with UN workers’ rights watchdog

Stephen Russell - 16 Jul 2026

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Proposals on the school support staff negotiating body

The TUC fully supports the government’s ambition to establish a dedicated negotiating body for school support staff to improve employment conditions within the sector. We welcome the opportunity to respond to this consultation.

Public services and transport - Consultation response

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