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Young people are getting a raw deal at work.

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The retail industry is at the bottom of the UK’s progression league table

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"Working in hospitality can be really insecure. You can be especially vulnerable if you don’t know your rights. That’s why I joined a union - they’ve got your back."

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Trade Union Act 2016 - A TUC guide for union reps

Guide for Reps. Unions have their own policies which reps should follow. This document is not formal legal guidance, but it summarises the Act and provides some tips for reps.

- 06 April 2017
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The TUC Workplace Manual 2016

- 05 December 2016
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Enforcing your workplace rights

A guide for unions and their members to the statutory enforcement agencies

- 21 July 2011
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