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This report makes the case that the UK should put in place a permanent furlough scheme to deal with future periods of economic turbulence.

Report: Beyond furlough

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Coronavirus - Guidance for unions

This guide is for union reps - understanding coronavirus and workplace issues, employer negotiations and how best protect the workforce

Coronavirus - Guidance for unions

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Action on flexible working

The fiscal cost of insecure work

The TUC is concerned about the prevalence of insecure work, most importantly because of the impact it has on workers. But it also has an impact on the economic stability of the country and on the public finances.

Gig workers

The future of rail funding in the UK

TUC reviews several models for funding and running a national rail industry and draws out lessons for the UK.

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Making flexible working the default

The TUC welcomed the opportunity to submit a response to the consultation. The TUC and Flex For All partners created an online tool where members of the public could submit a response to the consultation. This report contains a summary of what 5744 members of the public told BEIS. We urge the government to listen to the voices of working people and ensure their experiences are included in their plans for amending flexible working legislation.

The UK Covid-19 inquiry - TUC response

Everyone must be heard for real lessons to be learned. So we encourage the inquiry to listen directly to working people and their unions. We stand ready to work with Baroness Hallett and her team.

P&O Ferries - A line in the sand

TUC and our unions in the sector believe P&O Ferries’ business model is unlawful, unsustainable and disreputable.

Public services workforce for the future

We welcome the opportunity to respond to the House of Lord’s public services committee inquiry. The TUC’s response to the inquiry will focus on recruitment, retention and training. A summary of our recommendations can be found above.

Ending the Pay Crisis

The spring statement comes in the context of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, posing a terrible toll on the Ukrainian people. The TUC has called on the government for a diplomatic resolution, enforcement of sanctions, and funding to support aid and refugees to coming to the UK. The conflict is also likely lead to significant price rises, and further pressures on working people in the UK.

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Older workers after the pandemic: creating an inclusive labour market

This report explores the substantial rise in older workers leaving the labour market before they reach state pension age, calling for major changes in the workplace. BME and ethnic minority (BME) and working class workers are also significantly more likely to be prematurely forced out of work.

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Jobs and recovery monitor - wage squeeze continues

The ‘cost-of-living crisis’ currently hitting workers is not just about rising prices. High inflation combined with slow growth in pay is resulting in a real terms pay cut for working people.

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Protecting workers’ rights using the UK-EU trade and cooperation agreement' - TUC summary

Protecting workers’ rights using the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement - full report

A better normal

Thanks to the NHS, the successful vaccine programme has given us an opportunity to build back better in 2022, delivering the ambition of a high wage, high productivity economy, and the ability to enjoy our lives without fear. But government must seize and shape this opportunity, working with unions and businesses to deliver safe and decent work for everyone in 2022.

Opportunities and threats to the public sector from digitisation

This report considers the government's commitment to transforming public services through digitisation. It looks specifically at the impact of digitisation on the public sector workforce.

TUC opposes UK trade talks with Gulf states abusing human rights

Do dividends pay our pensions?

This report examines who benefits from shareholder returns and the extent to which dividend payments from UK companies are a significant source of income for UK pension funds.

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TUC Directory 2022

This is a guidebook to our movement. You’ll find details of TUC member unions, TUC staff, programmes and priorities, and details of our sister movements and organisations.

TUC Directory 2022

Menopause and the workplace

Menopause is a key workplace issue impacting all women at some point in their lives. In this report TUC responds to the Women and Equality Select Committee inquiry.

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Reasonable adjustments

TUC have a vision for the future where all workplaces are accessible and inclusive. Discover our research and reports on reasonable adjustments and disabled workers' experience.

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Negotiating automation and new technology

Negotiating automation and new technology

Negotiating automation and new technology

The role of trade unions in international development cooperation

The struggle for decent work in the UK and around the world are interconnected. Our democratic structures connect trade unions in the Global North and South, therefore providing our movement with a unique role in international development.

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Public responses to the government consultation on making flexible working the default

TUC responds to the Department for Business, Enterprise and Industrial Strategy's consultation on making flexible working the default.

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Data: A New Direction

Whilst we support the “pro-growth” approach outlined in this consultation as this results in more and better jobs, we do not believe that this should be to the detriment of the fundamental rights of individuals in the workplace. Indeed, growth and productivity is dependent on there being a strong framework in place to protect the rights of workers and ensure good quality and rewarding work.

The Challenge to Democracy in Brazil

This important report describes how the social progress achieved by Lula da Silva and Dilma Rousseff has been thrown into reverse by the governments of Michel Temer and now Jair Bolsonaro, the so-called “Trump of the Tropics”.

Activists of the CUT demonstrate against Bolsonaro

Negotiating the future of work: Net-zero

The nature of work is changing. We are currently undergoing a process of major economic transition and restructuring driven by the introduction of new technologies, and legislation requiring the whole economy to decarbonise in order to combat climate change. Unions need to act now to ensure that workers have a strong voice throughout the transition.

Just transition for workers

Jobs and recovery monitor - disabled workers

New findings on jobs and recovery for disabled workers facing both a disability pay gap and a disability employment gap.

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Statement of Solidarity with the General Labour Federation of Belgium (FGTB)

The UK Trades Union Congress is appalled to hear of the persecution of trade union leaders in Belgium.

Seven ways platform workers are fighting back

Globally the number of platforms has grown five-fold in a decade. It can seem that practices like casualisation, management by algorithm rather than human and a complete absence of trade unions are baked into the way that platform economy is run. There are fears that it is therefore only a matter of time before these spread to other jobs.

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TUC Briefing on the UK-Andean Trade Agreement

The TUC is concerned that the Colombian government is systematically violating commitments it made in the agreement to uphold human, labour, and trade union rights.

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Working in the UK - a guide to your rights

TUC guide on your rights at work with translations in 7 languages.

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