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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
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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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The Great Jobs Agenda: Giving every worker the opportunity to progress
The agenda will give the trade union movement a common set of bargaining asks in workplaces. And it sets out what we want the government to do to ensure that every worker has a great job with fair pay, regular hours and the opportunity to progress.
26 Jun 2017
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What lessons can we learn from Carillion – and what changes do we need to make?
In the wake of Carillion going into compulsory liquidation this report sets out the reforms needed to protect public services and improve quality. It looks at changes we need to make to corporate governance, workplace rights and the outsourcing of our public services.
- 12 April 2018
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Shifting the risk
There is large scale noncompliance with basic employment rights in the UK labour market. Existing enforcement mechanisms are failing many workers. This report looks at how they should be strengthened, particularly in a climate where organisations are proactively taking steps to transfer their employment law and tax obligations to other parties.
- 02 April 2018
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Ending the Undercutters' Charter
Too often agency workers get paid much less than directly employed staff for doing the exact same work.
- 05 March 2018
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Agency workers are being paid less for doing the same jobs – ministers must act now
It’s a simple principle: two people working alongside each other doing the same job should get the same pay rate.
Hannah Reed - 05 March 2018
The Taylor review is a chance for the PM to make good on her promises of reform
Theresa May promised a government ‘embarked on an ambitious programme of economic and social reform’. She has a chance to bring that pledge to life, when the Government responds to the Taylor review of ‘modern working practices’.
Kate Bell - 05 February 2018
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All working mums and dads should get the same parents’ rights from day one Tell Business Secretary Greg Clarke to give working parents a boost.
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