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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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Disability pay and employment gaps

This analysis report looks at the disability pay gap, which is the difference between the median hourly pay of disabled and non-disabled people, and the disability employment gap, which is the difference between the employment rates of disabled and non-disabled people.

- 12 Nov 2020
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BME women and work

Black and minority ethnic (BME) women are around twice as likely as white workers to be employed in insecure jobs, according to a TUC analysis.

- 26 Oct 2020
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Support in the workplace for victims of domestic abuse

Preventing and tackling domestic abuse is a key part of an employers’ duty of care towards their employees and their legal responsibility under the Health and Safety at Work Act to ensure a safe working environment. We welcome the government’s recognition that employers should and could do more to support workers experiencing, or at risk of, domestic abuse and welcome the opportunity to respond to this call for evidence.

- 05 Oct 2020
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