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Coronavirus - Guidance for unions

This guide is for union reps - understanding coronavirus and workplace issues, employer negotiations and how best protect the workforce

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Find out more about young people's rights in the workplace and the benefits of joining a union.

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Brief for safety reps: measures employers should take to remove or reduce harm risks.

12 Aug 2024
Reps Briefing

Building Good Work in an age of AI: guide for reps

This practical guide for workplace representatives - developed for the TUC - is designed to equip union reps to undertake the GWAIA process. It is published in parallel with our comprehensive guidance that lays out the legal underpinning for the process, and how it can be used in a collective bargaining process.

02 Aug 2024
Reps Briefing

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