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Breaking point: the crisis in mental health funding
This report shows how years of real-terms spending cuts have left services unable to cope with growing demand. Beds, doctors and nurse numbers are falling while the number of patients accessing services continues to escalate. And this is exacerbated by cuts to local authority and school budgets that are decimating counselling and public health services that are crucial to addressing mental health and well-being in our communities, particularly for our children. 
19 October 2018
Research and reports
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TUC Autumn budget statement 2018
The evidence that the economy is failing growing numbers of working people is overwhelming. Ten years after the financial crisis it’s time to move away from the politics of austerity that have made UK works poorer, weakened our public finances, and undermined our public services. It’s time for the government to act.
01 October 2018
Research and reports
TUC response to Social Security Advisory Committee's
Consultation on the Government’s proposals for managed migration of Universal Credit
Anjum Klair - 17 September 2018
Consultation response
A future that works for working people
This report brings together the latest evidence with a new large-scale poll on how technology could affect the future of work, conducted for the TUC in the summer of 2018.
10 September 2018
Research and reports
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I’ll be watching you
Workplace surveillance is happening now, and it’s happening a lot. This report covers what workplace surveillance is, where it’s happening, how much it’s happening and who’s most affected by it, how workers feel about surveillance and what changes workers would like to see and what new policies are required to bring about that change.
17 August 2018
Research and reports
Taylor Review: Measures to improve transparency in the UK labour market
The government’s response to insecure work is to increase transparency in the workplace. But providing workers with more information will not, by itself, change the imbalance of power in the workplace.
27 June 2018
Consultation response
Taylor Review: Employment Status
The TUC believes that there is a compelling case for the government to reform employment status rules so they reflect the reality of the workplace and raise the floor of rights for working people.
27 June 2018
Consultation response
Taylor Review: Agency workers recommendations
Our key views on the Taylor review recommendations and the issues raised for consultation can be summarised in this report.
27 June 2018
Consultation response
Taylor Review: Enforcement of employment rights
The Taylor Review missed the opportunity to put forward recommendations that would counter the systemic problems in the UK labour market that cause large-scale non-compliance with employment rights. Wider action is needed to make sure working people have access to an effective system for enforcing employment rights.   
27 June 2018
Consultation response
Pathways to Progression
This briefing paper provides background on pay and progression in the UK, reports thefindings of a new analysis of progression in retail, and reviews approaches that are being taken to improve progression rates at the firm, sector and economy-wide levels.
04 May 2018
Research and reports
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Shifting the risk
There is large scale noncompliance with basic employment rights in the UK labour market. Existing enforcement mechanisms are failing many workers. This report looks at how they should be strengthened, particularly in a climate where organisations are proactively taking steps to transfer their employment law and tax obligations to other parties.
02 April 2018
Research and reports
TUC Statement on the HM Treasury Spring Statement 2018: Time for action
The Chancellor is running out of excuses not to end the planned cuts and to start investing in UK public services and infrastructure, and delivering pay rises across the board.
12 March 2018
Research and reports

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