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Fair pay for young workers: ending discriminatory age bands in the minimum wage

It’s simply unfair that young workers can be paid less for doing the same job as those older than them. It is time to bring an end to outdated youth rates so that all workers earn a fair wage.

Afzal Rahman - 26 Jul 2024

Economy, jobs and pay

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A New Deal for young workers

New TUC analysis for our 2024 Young Workers Conference shows that more than 700,000 workers aged 18-20 across the UK are set to be left out of pocket as they are paid a lower rate of the minimum wage.

Alice Arkwright - 23 Mar 2024

Why do we keep working for free?

Today is Work Your Proper Hours Day – a day the TUC created two decades ago to draw attention to the huge problem of unpaid overtime.

Nisreen Mansour - 23 Feb 2024

Corporate Governance and responsibility

Why do we keep working for free?

International solidarity – young workers visit to French Democratic Confederation of Labour Conference

Quincy Raymond, Chair of TUC Young Workers Forum shares their experiences of the CFDT Young Workers Conference – November 2023.

Quincy Raymond - 21 Feb 2024

How to adapt trade unions for young workers

As we mark Young Workers Month, Pablo John, member of the TUC Young Workers Forum shares their reflections on the challenges of organising young workers, but more importantly how we can adapt to face those challenges.

Pablo John - 14 Nov 2023

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How to build a fire: my journey to the trade union movement

Unlike many of the people involved in the trade union movement, I got involved before I had technically begun my working life.

Faye Funnell - 07 Nov 2023

There is no tomorrow, only now

The trade union movement must respond and see that the young workers are our movement and have more to offer then to just being a tick box recruitment exercise. Young workers experience many of the inequalities that affect all our members.

Quincy Raymond - 31 Oct 2023

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Get involved and get active

Young Workers Month

Quincy Raymond - 01 Nov 2022

Economy, jobs and pay

Young Workers

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