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TUC's response to Taylor Review consultations
Our responses to the Taylor Review consultations on agency workers, the enforcement of employment rights, employment status and measures to improve transparency in the UK labour market.
27 Jun 2018
Consultation response
Ending the Undercutters' Charter
Too often agency workers get paid much less than directly employed staff for doing the exact same work.
05 Mar 2018
Policy proposal
Great Jobs with Guaranteed Hours
Our major poll found many zero-hours contract workers don’t benefit from important workplace rights, and they put up with insecure hours and pay.
Alex Collinson - 01 Dec 2017
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Sick pay and debt
Many workers are already struggling with household finances due to the pandemic. A household debt crisis has been looming for the past few years, and without significant intervention, it could hit when a range of temporary support measures end later in the year. This note sets out new findings on sick pay and debt from a largescale survey carried out by BritainThinks.
- 10 Sep 2020
Research and reports
Insecure work
The forthcoming Employment Bill provides a vital opportunity to put in place measures to ensure that decent work becomes widespread and that practices like zero hours contracts are left in the past.
- 08 Aug 2020
Research and reports
BEIS Carer’s leave consultation response
The TUC rejects the proposal that carers leave should be unpaid. Unpaid care is still not given the recognition it deserves from either government or employers. In this submission we look at the issues facing carers and evidence from trade unions, before responding to the specific consultation questions.
- 04 Aug 2020
Consultation response
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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
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
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