One in six UK workers skipping meals to make ends meet, says TUC | UK cost of living crisis
One in six British workers are skipping meals to make ends meet, as household budgets remain strained by soaring prices for food, energy and other essentials. Underscoring the impact of the cost of living crisis on working households, Trades Union Congress (TUC) statistics show that 17% of full-time or part-time workers have skipped meals in […]
More than a million British workers not having a single day of paid time off, says TUC | TUC
Workers across the UK have lost £2 billion worth of holiday pay, with more than one million people unable to take a single day of paid holiday, according to a new study. This weekend, unionists gathered in Brighton for the first TUC conference under Labour in 15 years to present new research showing the extent […]
TUC warns Keir Starmer: do not water down ban on zero-hours contracts | Zero-hours contracts
Chancellor Keir Starmer has been warned against succumbing to pressure to weaken the ban on exploitative zero-hours contracts after new evidence showed they are causing financial harm to millions of people in precarious work. The bosses told the Prime Minister,Actual damage“If the government's proposals for the biggest reform of workers' rights in a generation are […]