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1.7 million missing out on paid holidays

30 July 2015

A staggering 6.4 percent of UK employees are missing out on their holiday entitlement.

300,000 more unemployed women than men

30 July 2015

TUC analysis of Labour Force Survey (LFS) data from the ONS had found that the official figures used by government vastly underestimate the number of women seeking work.

The Trade Union Bill 2015: Review and Resist! Free public meeting

Just two weeks after the publication of the Trade Union Bill 2015, trade unions, MPs and labour movement organisations will come together at a special public meeting to review the legislation and decide how best to resist.

News Brief July 24

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By Claudia O’Brian

Ikea adopts the Living Wage

23 July 2015

Ikea has become the first large national retailer to commit to paying its UK staff the living wage.

Maternity leave discrimination is going up

23 July 2015

A report published by the Equality and Human Rights commission has found that women are more likely to face discrimination on returning to work after maternity leave than they were a decade ago.

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