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Learning Welsh at work: proof that you can teach an old dog new tricks

All my adult life I’ve made excuses about why I didn’t speak Welsh like “I didn’t learn it in school” or “my family didn’t speak Welsh”. I was embarrassed every time I was asked. But the truth was the real reason I didn’t speak Welsh was that I had never bothered to learn.

Marion Burke - 25 Sep 2020

Public services and transport

Learning Welsh at work: proof that you can teach an old dog new tricks

Employment tribunals need resources, not a sticking plaster

The government has announced a mixed bag of reforms to the creaking tribunal system, but only significant investment will ensure working people receive timely access to justice.

Tim Sharp - 21 Sep 2020

Woman wearing a face mask at an office.

Why we need an increase in statutory sick pay

Current rates of statutory sick pay leave many workers facing an impossible choice between going to work ill or falling into debt. This needs to change.

Alex Collinson - 09 Sep 2020

Economy, jobs and pay

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With 3.6 million in insecure work, we have an opportunity for change

TUC research has revealed that millions of people are stuck in insecure work. Improving job quality will lead to better outcomes for all.

Tim Sharp - 10 Aug 2020

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Local lockdowns reveal the need to protect workers’ wages

With local lockdowns now in place across much of Northern England, more is needed to protect workers who are forced to self-isolate.

Tim Sharp - 04 Aug 2020

Economy, jobs and pay

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All carers need a right to paid leave

Millions more people are struggling to balance paid work and caring responsibilities during the pandemic. Paid leave and flexible working could help prevent people sliding into hardship.

Natasha Owusu - 04 Aug 2020

Mother at home with baby

The government is ignoring the childcare crisis and its costing women their jobs.

The social and economic impacts of the virus have disproportionately affected women, especially when it comes to childcare.

Sian Elliott - 23 Jul 2020

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In Leicester and beyond, migrant workers are being exploited

Migrant workers are essential to the UK economy but many are vulnerable to exploitation.

Natasha Owusu - 15 Jul 2020

Economy, jobs and pay

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