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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
Economy, jobs and pay
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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
Equality
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Europe
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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
Women's rights
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Good Work Plan: Proposals to better support families
TUC welcomes the opportunity to contribute to this consultation on reforming the parental rights system and agree that reform is necessary. We recommend that the current system of maternity, paternity and shared parental leave is replaced by a simpler, more equal system that would provide stronger rights for each parent and better achieve the objectives of a progressive parental leave system.
- 13 Dec 2019
Consultation response
Confidentiality clauses
The TUC welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the BEIS inquiry into confidentiality clauses and measures to prevent their misuse in situations of workplace harassment or discrimination.
- 05 Nov 2019
Consultation response
Disability employment and pay gaps 2019
This report shows that disabled people face double discrimination at work.
Quinn Roache - 04 Nov 2019
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Tackling the far right - a view from Wales
Tackling the far right is an issue for all of us who care about freedom, equality and community over division. It's an issue for all us in the trade union movement.
Matt Detzler - 24 Jan 2020
We must pull together and fight for working people
As we face the challenges of the 2020s, all parts of the labour and trade union movement must pull together. We need to listen to the working-class communities we exist to serve. We need to show humility, reflect – and then pick ourselves up and prepare for the battles ahead.
Frances O'Grady - 01 Jan 2020
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