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Wales TUC: Wales must lead fight against law-breaking bosses

The Wales TUC is calling on the Welsh Government to take on a bigger role in tackling bosses who are illegally denying people’s rights at work. The call comes on the back of new Wales TUC research showing the extent to which employers in Wales have ignored Covid regulations.

Employers ignoring Covid regulations

Shavanah Taj appointed as permanent General Secretary of the Wales TUC

Shavanah is the first BAME General Secretary of the Wales TUC. She joined from the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS), where she was the Welsh Secretary from 2013.

Shavanah Taj

Wales TUC to Establish Commission on the Future of Devolution and Work in Wales

Unions have voted at the biannual Wales TUC Congress meeting to establish a commission to look at the future of devolution and work in Wales.

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Wales TUC: Recovery must put power in the hands of young workers

Wales TUC: Recovery must put power in the hands of young workers

Wales TUC: Recovery must put power in the hands of young workers

Wales TUC Statement: We stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people.

Wales TUC's statement delivered at today's Palestine Solidarity Campaign in Cardiff.

Palestine demo

Wales TUC: Workers want a government that will fight for fairness

Wales TUC: Workers want a government that will fight for fairness

Meeting

DEC Coronavirus Appeal – India

The Wales TUC is supporting calls to help India’s most vulnerable communities as they face an overwhelming coronavirus surge.

India Covid

Wales TUC calls for tougher enforcement of Covid workplace safety rules as nation remembers workers who have died during the pandemic

Wales TUC calls for tougher enforcement of Covid workplace safety rules as nation remembers workers who have died during the pandemic

IWMD

409,000 working-age adults in Wales are living in poverty

TUC analysis of new official poverty figures has found that working-age poverty in Wales has not fallen since 2010/11, despite unemployment falling significantly in the years before the pandemic.

In-work poverty in Wales has not fallen

Wales TUC statement on the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill

Commenting on the UK Government’s plans to proceed with its Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, Wales TUC General Secretary, Shavanah Taj said:

Wales TUC statement on the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill

Wales TUC: Remote working revolution mustn’t benefit only the middle classes

Wales TUC: Remote working revolution mustn’t benefit only the middle classes

Wales TUC: Remote working revolution mustn’t benefit only the middle classes

Wales TUC: Chancellor is ‘gambling with the recovery’

Commenting on today’s budget statement from chancellor Rishi Sunak, Wales TUC General Secretary Shavanah Taj said:

Wales TUC: Chancellor is ‘gambling with the recovery’

New law to drive up employment standards in Wales

New law to drive up employment standards in Wales

Officer workers

Welsh workers put in £717 million worth of unpaid overtime last year – Wales TUC analysis

Welsh workers put in £717 million worth of unpaid overtime last year – Wales TUC analysis

Welsh workers put in £717 million worth of unpaid overtime

Wales TUC: More help needed for isolating workers

The Wales TUC is calling on the Welsh Government to expand access to its Self-Isolation Support Scheme over fears that too few workers can currently get access to the £500 payments.

Wales TUC welcomes Welsh Government's legislation on workplaces and shops

Our reaction to Welsh Government's announcement today (15 January) on strengthen legislation to ensure workplaces and shops are safer.

Wales TUC: One in four Welsh workers fear losing their job within six months

Wales TUC: One in four Welsh workers fear losing their job within six months. More than one in four workers in Wales fear that they will lose their job in the next six months, according to new polling research.

New funding for skills training in Wales

Find out about funded schemes for training and workplace learning available in Wales.

Only a quarter of employers in Wales following government advice on risk assessments

New research by the Wales TUC reveals that just under a quarter of employers in Wales have carried out a Covid risk assessment in consultation with staff,

Welsh Government should urgently reassess plans to reopen schools

Welsh Government should urgently reassess plans to reopen schools

Wales TUC Statement on new Welsh Government advice for the Clinically Extremely Vulnerable

A statement in response to the Welsh Government's new guidance for the clinically extremely vulnerable

Wales TUC Statement on New Coronavirus Measures

Key information and priorities for workers as Wales moves into a Level 4 lockdown.

Wales TUC calls for bosses to protect workers’ mental health at launch of new toolkit

Wales TUC calls for bosses to protect workers’ mental health at launch of new toolkit. Wales TUC has today (Tuesday 15 December) called for bosses to protect workers’ mental health. This coincides with the union body launching a new toolkit aimed at improving workplace mental health.

Responding to plans for new restrictions on the hospitality industry, Wales TUC General Secretary Shavanah Taj said:

Responding to plans for new restrictions on the hospitality industry, Wales TUC General Secretary Shavanah Taj said:

Wales TUC UK Spending Review Reaction

Wales TUC UK Spending Review Reaction

Trade Unions demand end to violence against women, in work and in society

Domestic abuse is always a workplace issue, and trade unions are calling for urgent interventions to support victims and survivors of domestic and sexual violence in work and in society.

It’s not right so many Welsh workers struggle to feed their families, says Wales TUC

It’s not right so many Welsh workers struggle to feed their families, says Wales TUC

Workers in Wales need clarity on wage support

We welcome the last-minute extension of the Job Retention Scheme but workers in Wales now need proper clarity. The UK Government must make a firm commitment that 80% wage support will be available for workers affected by any future lockdown in Wales. We cannot have a repeat of the chaos and confusion of recent weeks.

Wales TUC welcomes Welsh Government announcement on support for lower paid workers to self-isolate

We welcome Welsh Government's announcement on support for lower paid workers to self-isolate

UCU environment rep shows the way to a greener future at Cardiff University

UCU environment rep Paul Rock has played a key role in making Cardiff University a greener place to work and study. Working together with students, last year UCU ran a successful campaign calling on the university to declare a climate emergency.

UCU environment rep shows the way to a greener future at Cardiff University

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