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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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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.

Public services and transport - Research and reports

Levelling up at work - fixing work to level up across the UK

This report argues that poor quality work is a key cause of broader inequality across the country. Unless we reduce the numbers of people in jobs that are in low-paid, insecure and offer no route to better quality work, little will change in the lived experience of a significant number and proportion of people across every part of the UK. We cannot level up the country without levelling up at work.

Corporate Governance and responsibility - Research and reports

Sick pay that works

The TUC believes that, while inadequate on its own, rapid introduction of such a scheme could help tackle coronavirus and save many workers from hardship. However, the government has not taken this idea forward as yet.

Economy, jobs and pay - Policy proposal

A plan for public service jobs to help prevent mass unemployment

The TUC set out a plan in June for how we could create 1.24 million jobs in the next two years in the green industries of the future. But government investment needs to go beyond that: we need a plan for direct public sector job creation.

Economy, jobs and pay - Policy proposal

A better recovery for Yorkshire

A plan to get Yorkshire growing out of the crisis – and stop mass unemployment.

Economy, jobs and pay - Research and reports

Making this a decade of renewal

TUC Budget submission to the Treasury, calling on the Chancellor to make the 2020s a decade of renewal – with green infrastructure, rebuilding of public services, and support for better quality jobs

Economy, jobs and pay - Policy proposal

Councils in crisis

This paper sets out the extent of cuts to local government finance over the last decade, as well as projecting forwards five years to show that they are expected to continue in effect.

Economy, jobs and pay - Research and reports

A Manifesto for the creative and cultural industries

A manifesto for the arts sector from the creative trade unions and TUC South West. The alliance of unions calls for increased funding and proper advocacy for the creative and cultural industries. Alongside the manifesto, the report explains how the arts bring huge benefits to people living in and visiting the South West, and details examples where proper investment and support has boosted the regional economy and labour market, as well as revived towns and cities.

Economic and labour market analysis - Research and reports

TUC South West Manifesto for culture

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