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TUC Response to the Ethnicity Pay Reporting Consultation

For any new duty to report ethnicity pay information to have real impact it needs to be supported by mandatory action plans. Government needs to take action to implement this change without delay.

11 Jan 2019
Consultation response

Brexit and disability rights

Brexit brings real risks to disabled workers' rights. Workers must not pay the price of Brexit. This briefing looks at how EU law has improved disabled workers rights in the UK, risks of Brexit and priorities for workers’ rights.

Quinn Roache - 25 Apr 2018
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Protection from sexual harassment for women

You are protected from sexual harassment in the workplace by the Equality Act 2010. This booklet describes the offence, its impact and the rights you have to fight back if it happens.

04 Jun 2018
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Equality, respect and safety for LGBT workers

Open letter signed by general secretaries representing over five million union members criticises the government for its “inaction” on tackling discrimination and harassment faced by LGBT people.

- 19 Jul 2021
Letter

Solidarity with the PFA

There is no more important priority for our trade union movement today than to do whatever it takes to stand up against racism and to secure racial justice at work. Wherever and whenever racism exists, wherever the conditions exist which enable racism to flourish, we must be ready to act and to call it out. But we need to do more than speak out – we must also make a difference.

- 16 Jul 2021
Letter

Summer holiday childcare: no let up for working mums

The summer holidays this year will be tougher than previous years. For many mums they are constantly trying to manage schooling, wraparound care, informal childcare support, annual leave, formal childcare and holiday provision and a careful arrangement of hours between adults in the household. The government must help working families balance paid work and childcare, by reforming the system of parental leave and flexible working rights.

- 15 Jul 2021
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